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Decode the specified `object` of parameterized `TYPE` from the specified input `stream`. Return a reference to the modifiable `stream`. If a decoding error is detected, `stream.fail()` will be `true` after this method returns. The (optionally) specified `uri` is used for identifying the input document in error messages. A compilation error will result unless `TYPE` conforms to the requirements of a `bdlat` sequence or choice, as described in `bdlat_sequencefunctions` and `bdlat_choicefunctions`. Note that this function behaves identically to `decode`, but does not instantiate any templates at compile time at the expense of being slightly slower at runtime; see the `balxml` package documentation for more details.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<balxml_decoder.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
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template<class TYPE>
std::istream&
decodeAny(
    std::istream& stream,
    TYPE* object,
    char const* uri = 0);
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