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`lower_bound` overloads

== Synopses

Declared in `<bslstl_multiset.h>`

Return an iterator to the first element not less than `key`.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
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xref:bsl/multiset-03/iterator.adoc[iterator]
xref:bsl/multiset-03/lower_bound-0b.adoc[lower_bound](xref:bsl/multiset-03/key_type.adoc[key_type] const& key);
----

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Return a const iterator to the first element not less than `key`.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
xref:bsl/multiset-03/const_iterator.adoc[const_iterator]
xref:bsl/multiset-03/lower_bound-05.adoc[lower_bound](xref:bsl/multiset-03/key_type.adoc[key_type] const& key) const;
----

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Return an iterator to the first element not less than `key`.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
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template<class LOOKUP_KEY>
xref:bsl/multiset-03/iterator.adoc[iterator]
xref:bsl/multiset-03/lower_bound-0e.adoc[lower_bound](LOOKUP_KEY const& key)
requires BloombergLP::bslmf::IsTransparentPredicate<COMPARATOR,
                                                   LOOKUP_KEY>::value;
----

[.small]#xref:bsl/multiset-03/lower_bound-0e.adoc[_» more..._]#

Return a const iterator to the first element not less than `key`.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
template<class LOOKUP_KEY>
xref:bsl/multiset-03/const_iterator.adoc[const_iterator]
xref:bsl/multiset-03/lower_bound-0d.adoc[lower_bound](LOOKUP_KEY const& key) const
requires BloombergLP::bslmf::IsTransparentPredicate<COMPARATOR,
                                                   LOOKUP_KEY>::value;
----

[.small]#xref:bsl/multiset-03/lower_bound-0d.adoc[_» more..._]#

== Return Value

* modifiable iterator to the lower bound, or `end()`
* const iterator to the lower bound, or `end()`

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *key*
| key value to look up
|===


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