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Apply the prefix &hyphen;&hyphen; operator to the specified `value` and return its original value&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;bdldfp&lowbar;decimal&period;h&gt;`

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xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal128.adoc[bdldfp::Decimal128]
operator&hyphen;&hyphen;(
    xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal128.adoc[Decimal128]& value,
    int unused);
----

== Description

Note that this is a floating&hyphen;point value so this operations may not change the value of this object at all (if the value is large) or it may just set it to &hyphen;1&period;0 (if the original value is small)&period;

== Return Value

the original value of `value`

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *value*
| decimal object to modify
| *unused*
| unused argument distinguishing the postfix operator
|===


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