PHP | Ds\Map allocate() Function Last Updated : 20 Aug, 2019 Comments Improve Suggest changes Like Article Like Report The Ds\Map::allocate() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to allocate enough memory for required capacity. Syntax: void public Ds\Map::allocate( $capacity ) Parameters: This function accepts single parameter $capacity which indicate number of capacity allocated. Return Value: This function does not return any values. Below programs illustrate the Ds\Map::allocate() function in PHP: Program 1: php <?php // Create new map $map = new \Ds\Map(); // Use capacity() function to // display the capacity of map var_dump($map->capacity()); // Allocate capacity $map->allocate(50); // Display capacity var_dump($map->capacity()); // Allocate capacity $map->allocate(80); // Display capacity var_dump($map->capacity()); ?> Output: int(8) int(64) int(128) Program 2: php <?php // Create new map $map = new \Ds\Map(); // Declare capacity array $arr = array(10, 20, 30, 40); // Loop run for every array element foreach ($arr as $val) { // Allocate capacity $map->allocate($val); // Display capacity of map var_dump($map->capacity()); } ?> Output: int(16) int(32) int(32) int(64) Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/ds-map.allocate.php Comment J jit_t Follow 0 Improve J jit_t Follow 0 Improve Article Tags : Web Technologies PHP PHP-function PHP-ds_map Explore PHP Tutorial 8 min read BasicsPHP Syntax 4 min read PHP Variables 5 min read PHP | Functions 8 min read PHP Loops 4 min read ArrayPHP Arrays 5 min read PHP Associative Arrays 4 min read Multidimensional arrays in PHP 5 min read Sorting Arrays in PHP 4 min read OOPs & InterfacesPHP Classes 2 min read PHP | Constructors and Destructors 5 min read PHP Access Modifiers 4 min read Multiple Inheritance in PHP 4 min read MySQL DatabasePHP | MySQL Database Introduction 4 min read PHP Database connection 2 min read PHP | MySQL ( Creating Database ) 3 min read PHP | MySQL ( Creating Table ) 3 min read PHP AdvancePHP Superglobals 6 min read PHP | Regular Expressions 12 min read PHP Form Handling 4 min read PHP File Handling 4 min read PHP | Uploading File 3 min read PHP Cookies 9 min read PHP | Sessions 7 min read Like