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# Buffer Alloc
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A [ponyfill](https://ponyfill.com) for `Buffer.alloc`.
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Works as Node.js: `v7.0.0` <br>
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Works on Node.js: `v0.10.0`
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## Installation
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```sh
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npm install --save buffer-alloc
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```
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## Usage
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```js
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const alloc = require('buffer-alloc')
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console.log(alloc(4))
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//=> <Buffer 00 00 00 00>
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console.log(alloc(6, 0x41))
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//=> <Buffer 41 41 41 41 41 41>
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console.log(alloc(10, 'linus', 'utf8'))
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//=> <Buffer 6c 69 6e 75 73 6c 69 6e 75 73>
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```
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## API
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### alloc(size[, fill[, encoding]])
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- `size` <Integer> The desired length of the new `Buffer`
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- `fill` <String> | <Buffer> | <Integer> A value to pre-fill the new `Buffer` with. **Default:** `0`
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- `encoding` <String> If `fill` is a string, this is its encoding. **Default:** `'utf8'`
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Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If `fill` is `undefined`, the `Buffer` will be zero-filled.
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## See also
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- [buffer-alloc-unsafe](https://github.com/LinusU/buffer-alloc-unsafe) A ponyfill for `Buffer.allocUnsafe`
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- [buffer-fill](https://github.com/LinusU/buffer-fill) A ponyfill for `Buffer.fill`
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- [buffer-from](https://github.com/LinusU/buffer-from) A ponyfill for `Buffer.from`
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