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`decimalToBID` overloads

== Synopses

Declared in `<bdldfp_decimalconvertutil.h>`

Same as the overload taking `Decimal32`.


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static
void
xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/DecimalConvertUtil/decimalToBID-053.adoc[decimalToBID](
    unsigned char* buffer,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal128.adoc[Decimal128] decimal);
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Populate `buffer` with the BID representation of `decimal`.


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void
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    unsigned char* buffer,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal32.adoc[Decimal32] decimal);
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Same as the overload taking `Decimal32`.


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static
void
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    unsigned char* buffer,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal64.adoc[Decimal64] decimal);
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== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *buffer*
| receives the BID encoding
| *decimal*
| value to encode
|===


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