[#fs-operator_3way]
= xref:fs.adoc[fs]::operator<=>
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Three‐way comparison operator

== Synopsis

Declared in `<util/fs.h>`

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[[__visibility__, __exclude_from_explicit_instantiation__, __abi_tag__]]
strong_ordering
operator<=>(
    xref:fs/path.adoc[path] const& __lhs,
    xref:fs/path.adoc[path] const& __rhs) noexcept;
----

[NOTE]
====
This function is a https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/friend[hidden friend] of xref:fs/path.adoc[path], declared inside its base class path: it can be found only through argument-dependent lookup.
====

== Return Value

The relative order of the objects

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *__lhs*
| The left operand
| *__rhs*
| The right operand
|===


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