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Return an iterator to the first element&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;bslstl&lowbar;unorderedmap&period;h&gt;`

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== Description

Return an iterator providing modifiable access to the first `value&lowbar;type` object in the sequence of `value&lowbar;type` objects maintained by this unordered map, or the `end` iterator if this unordered map is empty&period;

== Return Value

iterator to the first element, or `end()` if empty


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