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Return `basicAllocator`, or the global allocator if it is 0.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslma_default.h>`

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static
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globalAllocator(xref:BloombergLP/bslma/Allocator.adoc[Allocator]* basicAllocator = 0);
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== Description

Return the address of the global allocator if the optionally‐ specified `basicAllocator` is 0, and `basicAllocator` otherwise. Note that prior to the first call to the `setGlobalAllocator` method, the address of the global allocator is that of the `NewDeleteAllocator` singleton.

== Return Value

`basicAllocator`, or the global allocator if it is 0

== Parameters

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| Name| Description
| *basicAllocator*
| allocator to return, or 0 for the global
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