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Return the number of leap years between `year1` and `year2`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlt_prolepticdateimputil.h>`

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static
int
numLeapYears(
    int year1,
    int year2);
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== Description

Return the number of leap years occurring between the specified `year1` and `year2`, inclusive. The behavior is undefined unless `1 <= year1 <= 9999`, `1 <= year2 <= 9999`, and `year1 <= year2`.

== Return Value

number of leap years in `[year1 .. year2]`

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *year1*
| first year of the inclusive range
| *year2*
| last year of the inclusive range
|===


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