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Advance this iterator by the specified offset.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslstl_randomaccessiterator.h>`

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== Description

Increment by the specified `offset` number of elements. Return a reference to this modifiable iterator. The behavior is undefined unless the iterator, after incrementing by `offset`, is within the bounds of the underlying sequence.

== Return Value

reference to this modifiable iterator

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *offset*
| number of elements to advance
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