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Return the address of the contained value, or `address` if null.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlb_nullableallocatedvalue.h>`

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----
TYPE const*
addressOr(TYPE const* address) const;
----

== Description

Return an address providing non‐modifiable access to the underlying object of a (template parameter) `TYPE` if this object is non‐null, and the specified `address` otherwise.

== Return Value

address of the contained value, or `address` if null

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *address*
| fallback address if this object is null
|===


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