[#BloombergLP-bdlbb-SimpleBlobBufferFactory-allocate-02] = xref:BloombergLP.adoc[BloombergLP]::xref:BloombergLP/bdlbb.adoc[bdlbb]::xref:BloombergLP/bdlbb/SimpleBlobBufferFactory.adoc[SimpleBlobBufferFactory]::allocate :relfileprefix: ../../../ :mrdocs: Allocate a blob buffer from this blob buffer factory, and load it into the specified `buffer`. == Synopses Declared in `<bdlbb_blob.h>` Allocate a blob buffer from this blob buffer factory, and load it into the specified `buffer`. [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- virtual void xref:BloombergLP/bdlbb/BlobBufferFactory/allocate.adoc[allocate](xref:BloombergLP/bdlbb/BlobBuffer.adoc[BlobBuffer]* buffer) = 0; ---- [.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdlbb/BlobBufferFactory/allocate.adoc[_» more..._]# Allocate a blob buffer from this blob buffer factory, and load it into the specified `buffer`. [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- virtual void xref:BloombergLP/bdlbb/SimpleBlobBufferFactory/allocate-0f.adoc[allocate](xref:BloombergLP/bdlbb/BlobBuffer.adoc[bdlbb::BlobBuffer]* buffer) override; ---- [.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdlbb/SimpleBlobBufferFactory/allocate-0f.adoc[_» more..._]# [.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#