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`allocate` overloads

== Synopses

Declared in `&lt;bdlbb&lowbar;blob&period;h&gt;`

Allocate a blob buffer from this factory and load it into `buffer`&period;


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virtual
void
xref:BloombergLP/bdlbb/BlobBufferFactory/allocate.adoc[allocate](xref:BloombergLP/bdlbb/BlobBuffer.adoc[BlobBuffer]* buffer) = 0;
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Allocate a blob buffer from this blob buffer factory, and load it into the specified `buffer`&period;


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virtual
void
xref:BloombergLP/bdlbb/SimpleBlobBufferFactory/allocate-0f.adoc[allocate](xref:BloombergLP/bdlbb/BlobBuffer.adoc[bdlbb::BlobBuffer]* buffer) override;
----

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== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *buffer*
| address of the blob buffer to populate
|===


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