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Return `true` if the specified `lhs` is less than the specified `rhs` and `false` otherwise.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlb_transparentless.h>`

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----
template<
    class LHS,
    class RHS>
bool
operator()(
    LHS const& lhs,
    RHS const& rhs) const;
----

== Return Value

`true` if `lhs` is less than `rhs`, and `false` otherwise

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *lhs*
| left‐hand operand to compare
| *rhs*
| right‐hand operand to compare
|===


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