[#bsl-allocate_shared-01e]
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Return a `shared_ptr` managing a newly created object.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslstl_sharedptr.h>`

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template<
    class ELEMENT_TYPE,
    class ALLOC,
    class... ARGS>
xref:bsl/shared_ptr-0a.adoc[bsl::shared_ptr<ELEMENT_TYPE>]
allocate_shared(
    ALLOC basicAllocator,
    ARGS&&... args)
requires !is_array<ELEMENT_TYPE>::value && !is_pointer<ALLOC>::value;
----

== Description

Return a `shared_ptr` object referring to and managing a new `ELEMENT_TYPE` object. The specified `basicAllocator` will be used to supply a single contiguous region of memory holding the returned shared pointer's internal representation and the new `ELEMENT_TYPE` object, which is initialized by calling `allocator_traits<ALLOC>::construct` passing `basicAllocator`, an `ELEMENT_TYPE *` pointer to space for the new shared object, and the specified arguments `std::forward<ARGS>(args)...`.

== Return Value

shared pointer managing a newly created object

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *basicAllocator*
| allocator used to supply memory
| *args*
| constructor arguments forwarded to the new object
|===


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