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Return the address of the first byte of this object&period;

== Synopses

Declared in `&lt;bsls&lowbar;objectbuffer&period;h&gt;`

Return the address of the first byte of this object&period;


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Return the address of the first byte of this object&period;


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== Return Value

* address of the first byte of this object, cast to a `char &ast;`
* address of the first byte of this object, cast to a `const char &ast;`


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