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Three‐way comparison operators

== Synopses

Declared in `<absl/time/time.h>`

Three‐way‐compares two times.


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constexpr
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xref:absl/operator_3way-0d.adoc[operator<=>](
    xref:absl/Time.adoc[Time] lhs,
    xref:absl/Time.adoc[Time] rhs);
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Three‐way‐compares two durations.


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constexpr
std::strong_ordering
xref:absl/operator_3way-03e.adoc[operator<=>](
    xref:absl/Duration.adoc[Duration] lhs,
    xref:absl/Duration.adoc[Duration] rhs);
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Performs a three‐way comparison of `lhs` and `rhs`.


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constexpr
std::strong_ordering
xref:absl/operator_3way-02.adoc[operator<=>](
    xref:absl/uint128.adoc[uint128] lhs,
    xref:absl/uint128.adoc[uint128] rhs);
----

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Three‐way compares string data with a Cord.


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std::strong_ordering
xref:absl/operator_3way-09.adoc[operator<=>](
    std::string_view lhs,
    xref:absl/Cord.adoc[Cord] const& rhs);
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Three‐way compares a Cord with string data.


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std::strong_ordering
xref:absl/operator_3way-0c.adoc[operator<=>](
    xref:absl/Cord.adoc[Cord] const& lhs,
    std::string_view rhs);
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Three‐way compares two Cords.


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std::strong_ordering
xref:absl/operator_3way-030.adoc[operator<=>](
    xref:absl/Cord.adoc[Cord] const& x,
    xref:absl/Cord.adoc[Cord] const& y);
----

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== Return Value

* The ordering of `lhs` relative to `rhs`.
* An ordering describing whether `lhs` is less than, equal to, or greater than `rhs`.
* The ordering of `x` relative to `y`.

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *lhs*
| The left‐hand time.
| *rhs*
| The right‐hand time.
| *x*
| The left‐hand Cord.
| *y*
| The right‐hand Cord.
|===


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