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Dereference the specified `obj` when it has pointer semantics.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlf_memfn.h>`

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template<class TYPE>
static
OBJTYPE&
derefImp(
    TYPE& obj,
    xref:bsl/true_type.adoc[bsl::true_type]* tag);
----

== Return Value

reference obtained by dereferencing `obj`

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *obj*
| pointer‐like object to dereference
| *tag*
| tag indicating the object has pointer semantics
|===


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