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Return a non&hyphen;`const` reference to the _Default_ _Category_ in this category registry&period; The behavior is undefined unless `addDefaultCategory` has been called&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;ball&lowbar;categorymanager&period;h&gt;`

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defaultCategory();
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