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Return a block of memory of the specified `size` (in bytes).

== Synopses

Declared in `<bdlma_bufferedsequentialallocator.h>`

Return a block of memory of the specified `size` (in bytes).


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void*
xref:BloombergLP/bdlma/BufferedSequentialAllocator/allocate-03.adoc[allocate](xref:BloombergLP/bslma/Allocator/size_type.adoc[size_type] size) override;
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void*
xref:BloombergLP/bslma/Allocator/allocate-034.adoc[allocate](
    size_t __bytes,
    size_t __alignment = _S_max_align);
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