[#BloombergLP-ball-CategoryManager-defaultCategory-0c] = xref:BloombergLP.adoc[BloombergLP]::xref:BloombergLP/ball.adoc[ball]::xref:BloombergLP/ball/CategoryManager.adoc[CategoryManager]::defaultCategory :relfileprefix: ../../../ :mrdocs: `defaultCategory` overloads == Synopses Declared in `<ball_categorymanager.h>` Return a non‐`const` reference to the _Default_ _Category_ in this category registry. The behavior is undefined unless `addDefaultCategory` has been called. [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- xref:BloombergLP/ball/Category.adoc[Category]& xref:BloombergLP/ball/CategoryManager/defaultCategory-03.adoc[defaultCategory](); ---- [.small]#xref:BloombergLP/ball/CategoryManager/defaultCategory-03.adoc[_» more..._]# Return a `const` reference to the _Default_ _Category_ in this category registry. The behavior is undefined unless `addDefaultCategory` has been called. [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- xref:BloombergLP/ball/Category.adoc[Category] const& xref:BloombergLP/ball/CategoryManager/defaultCategory-0e.adoc[defaultCategory]() const; ---- [.small]#xref:BloombergLP/ball/CategoryManager/defaultCategory-0e.adoc[_» more..._]# [.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#