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Less‐than operators

== Synopses

Declared in `<bdldfp_decimal.h>`

Return `true` if the specified `lhs` has a value less than the specified `rhs` and `false` otherwise.


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bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/operator_lt-07.adoc[operator<](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal32.adoc[Decimal32] lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal32.adoc[Decimal32] rhs);
----

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Return `true` if the specified `lhs` has a value less than the specified `rhs` and `false` otherwise.


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bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/operator_lt-06.adoc[operator<](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal64.adoc[Decimal64] lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal64.adoc[Decimal64] rhs);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/operator_lt-06.adoc[_» more..._]#

Return `true` if the specified `lhs` has a value less than the specified `rhs` and `false` otherwise.


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----
bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/operator_lt-0ae.adoc[operator<](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal32.adoc[Decimal32] lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal64.adoc[Decimal64] rhs);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/operator_lt-0ae.adoc[_» more..._]#

Return `true` if `lhs` is less than `rhs`.


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----
bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/operator_lt-0b.adoc[operator<](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal64.adoc[Decimal64] lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal32.adoc[Decimal32] rhs);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/operator_lt-0b.adoc[_» more..._]#

Return `true` if the specified `lhs` has a value less than the specified `rhs` and `false` otherwise.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/operator_lt-0a2.adoc[operator<](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal128.adoc[Decimal128] lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal128.adoc[Decimal128] rhs);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/operator_lt-0a2.adoc[_» more..._]#

Return `true` if the specified `lhs` has a value less than the specified `rhs` and `false` otherwise.


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----
bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/operator_lt-03.adoc[operator<](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal32.adoc[Decimal32] lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal128.adoc[Decimal128] rhs);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/operator_lt-03.adoc[_» more..._]#

Return `true` if `lhs` is less than `rhs`.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/operator_lt-0a6.adoc[operator<](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal128.adoc[Decimal128] lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal32.adoc[Decimal32] rhs);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/operator_lt-0a6.adoc[_» more..._]#

Return `true` if `lhs` is less than `rhs`.


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----
bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/operator_lt-02.adoc[operator<](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal64.adoc[Decimal64] lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal128.adoc[Decimal128] rhs);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/operator_lt-02.adoc[_» more..._]#

Return `true` if `lhs` is less than `rhs`.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/operator_lt-09.adoc[operator<](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal128.adoc[Decimal128] lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal64.adoc[Decimal64] rhs);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/operator_lt-09.adoc[_» more..._]#

== Return Value

* `true` if the specified `lhs` has a value less than the specified `rhs` and `false` otherwise
* `true` if `lhs` is less than `rhs`

== Parameters

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


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