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

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslma_allocatortraits.h>`

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using Base::allocate;
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== Description

Return `a.allocate(n)` or `a.allocate(n, hint)` from the underlying `std::allocator_traits` implementation.

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *a*
| allocator that performs the allocation
| *n*
| number of objects to allocate storage for
| *hint*
| optional locality hint for the allocation
|===


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