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`the` overloads

== Synopses

Declared in `<bdlb_variant.h>`

Return a modifiable reference to the held `TYPE` value.


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template<class TYPE>
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Return a non‐modifiable reference to the held `TYPE` value.


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== Return Value

* modifiable reference to the held `TYPE` value
* non‐modifiable reference to the held `TYPE` value


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