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Allocate storage for `n` objects, optionally using `hint`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslma_bslallocator.h>`

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static
xref:bsl/allocator_traits-05e/pointer.adoc[pointer]
allocate(
    xref:bsl/allocator_traits-05e/allocator_type.adoc[allocator_type]& m,
    xref:bsl/allocator_traits-05e/size_type.adoc[size_type] n,
    xref:bsl/allocator_traits-05e/const_void_pointer.adoc[const_void_pointer] hint);
----

== Return Value

pointer to the allocated storage

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *m*
| allocator that performs the allocation
| *n*
| number of objects to allocate storage for
| *hint*
| optional locality hint (ignored)
|===


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