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# std::scoped_allocator_adaptor::allocate

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< cpp‎ | memory‎ | scoped allocator adaptor

Defined in header `<scoped_allocator>` |  |
pointer allocate( size_type n ); | (1) | (since C++11)
pointer allocate( size_type n, const_void_pointer hint ); | (2) | (since C++11)

Uses the outer allocator to allocate uninitialized storage.

1) Calls std::allocator_traits<OuterAlloc>::allocate(outer_allocator(), n)
2) Additionally provides memory locality hint, by calling std::allocator_traits<OuterAlloc>::allocate(outer_allocator(), n, hint)

### [edit] Parameters

n | - | the number of objects to allocate storage for
hint | - | pointer to a nearby memory location

### [edit] Return value

The pointer to the allocated storage

### [edit] See also

allocate | allocates uninitialized storage (public member function of `std::allocator`) [edit]
allocate [static] | allocates uninitialized storage using the allocator (public static member function of `std::allocator_traits`) [edit]

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