[#bsl-optional-072-2constructor-064] = xref:bsl.adoc[bsl]::xref:bsl/optional-072.adoc[optional]::optional :relfileprefix: ../../ :mrdocs: Create an `optional` object having the value of the (template parameter) `t_TYPE` created in place using the specified `args`. Use the specified `allocator` to supply memory. == Synopsis Declared in `<bslstl_optional.h>` [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- template<class... t_ARGS> explicit optional( std::allocator_arg_t, xref:bsl/optional-072.adoc[AllocType] allocator, std::in_place_t, t_ARGS&&... args); ---- [.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#