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allocate

.SH Name
.SI 5
allocate() - allocate an array
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.SH Synopsis
.SI 5
mixed *allocate( int size );
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.SH Description
.SP 5 5
Allocate an array of <size> elements.  The number of elements must be >= 0
and not bigger than a system maximum (usually ~10000).  All elements are
initialized to 0.
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.SH See also
.SI 5
sizeof(), allocate_mapping()
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