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# std::allocator::max_size

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Defined in header `<memory>` |  |
size_type max_size() const; |  |

Returns the maximum theoretically possible value of `n`, for which the call `allocate(n, 0)` could succeed.

In most implementations, this returns std::numeric_limits<size_type>::max().

### [edit] Parameters

(none)

### [edit] Return value

The maximum supported allocation size

### [edit] Exceptions

(none) | (until C++11)
`noexcept` specification: noexcept | (since C++11)

### [edit] See also

max_size [static] | returns the maximum object size supported by the allocator (public static member function of `std::allocator_traits`) [edit]

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