[#PoolResource-Allocate]
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Allocates a block of bytes. If possible the freelist is used, otherwise allocation is forwarded to ::operator new().

== Synopsis

Declared in `<support/allocators/pool.h>`

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void*
Allocate(
    std::size_t bytes,
    std::size_t alignment);
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== Return Value

Pointer to the allocated block of memory.

== Parameters

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| Name| Description
| *bytes*
| Number of bytes to allocate.
| *alignment*
| Required alignment in bytes for the returned block.
|===


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