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Less‐than operators

== Synopses

Declared in `<bdld_datumbinaryref.h>`

Return `true` if the specified `lhs` compares smaller than the specified `rhs`, and `false` otherwise.


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bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdld/operator_lt-09b.adoc[operator<](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdld/DatumBinaryRef.adoc[DatumBinaryRef] const& lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdld/DatumBinaryRef.adoc[DatumBinaryRef] const& rhs);
----

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


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bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdld/operator_lt-03.adoc[operator<](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdld/DatumError.adoc[DatumError] const& lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdld/DatumError.adoc[DatumError] const& rhs);
----

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


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----
bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdld/operator_lt-09e.adoc[operator<](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdld/DatumUdt.adoc[DatumUdt] const& lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdld/DatumUdt.adoc[DatumUdt] const& rhs);
----

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== Return Value

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

== Parameters

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


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