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Reduce the count by up to `maximumToTake` and return the amount taken.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslmt_fastpostsemaphoreimpl.h>`

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int
take(int maximumToTake);
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== Description

If the count of this semaphore is positive, reduce the count by the lesser of the count and the specified `maximumToTake` and return the magnitude of the change to the count. Otherwise, do nothing and return 0.

== Return Value

amount by which the count was reduced, or 0 if not positive

== Parameters

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| Name| Description
| *maximumToTake*
| maximum amount by which to reduce the count
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