What does Dictionary<TKey,TValue>.EnsureCapacity(Int32) Method do?

Does it allocate space or just check to see if the space is currently allocatable? In bytes or element count?

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Start with xml/System.Collections.Generic/Dictionary`2.xml and the linked Dictionary.EnsureCapacity(Int32) API page. Confirm whether the method allocates capacity or only checks availability, and whether its argument refers to bytes or elements. Done means the API documentation answers both questions clearly.

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