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Return a reference to the entry for `key`, inserting one if needed.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlc_flathashtable.h>`

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template<class KEY_TYPE>
ENTRY&
operator[](KEY_TYPE&& key);
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== Description

If an entry with the specified `key` is not already present in this table, insert an entry having the value defined by `ENTRY_UTIL::construct`; otherwise, this method has no effect. Return an iterator referring to the (possibly newly inserted) object in this table with the `key`.

== Return Value

reference to the entry for `key`

== Parameters

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| Name| Description
| *key*
| key of the entry to find or insert
|===


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