BloombergLP::bslma::BufferAllocator::allocate

Return a newly allocated block of memory of the specified size.

Synopses

Declared in <bslma_bufferallocator.h>

Return a newly allocated block of memory of the specified size.

virtual
void*
allocate(size_type size) override;
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[[nodiscard]]
void*
allocate(
    size_t __bytes,
    size_t __alignment = _S_max_align);
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Return Value

pointer to the allocated memory, or null if size is 0

Parameters

NameDescription
sizeNumber of bytes to allocate.