Allocator (ExoPlayer library)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultAllocator
```
@Deprecated
public interface Allocator
```
Deprecated.
com.google.android.exoplayer2 is deprecated. Please migrate to androidx.media3 (which contains the same ExoPlayer code). See the migration guide for more details, including a script to help with the migration.

A source of allocations.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static interface Allocator.AllocationNode
Deprecated.

A node in a chain of Allocations.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Allocation`	`allocate()`	Deprecated. Obtain an `Allocation`.
`int`	`getIndividualAllocationLength()`	Deprecated. Returns the length of each individual `Allocation`.
`int`	`getTotalBytesAllocated()`	Deprecated. Returns the total number of bytes currently allocated.
`void`	`release(Allocation allocation)`	Deprecated. Releases an `Allocation` back to the allocator.
`void`	`release(Allocator.AllocationNode allocationNode)`	Deprecated. Releases all `Allocations` in the chain starting at the given `Allocator.AllocationNode`.
`void`	`trim()`	Deprecated. Hints to the allocator that it should make a best effort to release any excess `Allocations`.

- Method Detail
  - allocate
```
Allocation allocate()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Obtain an Allocation.
    When the caller has finished with the Allocation, it should be returned by calling release(Allocation).
    
    Returns:
    
    The Allocation.
  - release
```
void release(Allocation allocation)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Releases an Allocation back to the allocator.
    
    Parameters:
    
    allocation - The Allocation being released.
  - release
```
void release(Allocator.AllocationNode allocationNode)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Releases all Allocations in the chain starting at the given Allocator.AllocationNode.
    Implementations must not make memory allocations.
  - trim
```
void trim()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Hints to the allocator that it should make a best effort to release any excess Allocations.
  - getTotalBytesAllocated
```
int getTotalBytesAllocated()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Returns the total number of bytes currently allocated.
  - getIndividualAllocationLength
```
int getIndividualAllocationLength()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Returns the length of each individual Allocation.