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Returns the held value, or a default when no value is present (lifetime‐bound overload).

== Synopsis

Declared in `<absl/status/statusor.h>`

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----
template<typename U>
requires internal_statusor::IsValueOrValid<T, U&&, true>::value
T
value_or(U&& default_value) const &;
----

== Return Value

The held value if present, otherwise `default_value`.

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *default_value*
| The value returned when no held value is present.
|===


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