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Return `true` if the specified `lhs` interval is less than `rhs`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlt_datetimeinterval.h>`

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----
bool
operator<(
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/DatetimeInterval.adoc[DatetimeInterval] const& lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/DatetimeInterval.adoc[DatetimeInterval] const& rhs);
----

== Description

Return `true` if the nominal relation between the specified `lhs` and `rhs` time interval values holds, and `false` otherwise. `lhs` is less than `rhs` if the following expression evaluates to `true`: ` lhs.days() < rhs.days() || (lhs.days() == rhs.days() && lhs.fractionalDayInMicroseconds() < rhs.fractionalDayInMicroseconds()) ` The other relationships are defined similarly.

== Return Value

`true` if `lhs` is less than `rhs`, and `false` otherwise

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *lhs*
| left‐hand time interval
| *rhs*
| right‐hand time interval
|===


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