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Decrement `iter` and return its prior value (see free `operator‐‐`).

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlc_packedintarray.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
template<>
xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/PackedIntArrayConstIterator.adoc[PackedIntArrayConstIterator]
xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/operator_dec-06.adoc[operator‐‐]<>(
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/PackedIntArrayConstIterator.adoc[PackedIntArrayConstIterator]& iter,
    int unused);
----

== Return Value

iterator referring to the prior position

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *iter*
| iterator to decrement
| *unused*
| unused parameter distinguishing post‐decrement
|===


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