[#BloombergLP-bdlar-CustomizedTypeRef-createBaseAndConvert] = xref:BloombergLP.adoc[BloombergLP]::xref:BloombergLP/bdlar.adoc[bdlar]::xref:BloombergLP/bdlar/CustomizedTypeRef.adoc[CustomizedTypeRef]::createBaseAndConvert :relfileprefix: ../../../ :mrdocs: Create an uninitialized value of the base type, apply the specified `baseManipulator` to it, then call the `bdlat_CustomizedTypeFunctions::convertFromBaseType` function with this object and the value. == Synopsis Declared in `<bdlar_customizedtyperef.h>` [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- template<class t_MANIPULATOR> int createBaseAndConvert(t_MANIPULATOR& baseManipulator) const; ---- [.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#