[#BloombergLP-bdlat_ArrayIterators-BackInsertIterator-operator_star] = xref:BloombergLP.adoc[BloombergLP]::xref:BloombergLP/bdlat_ArrayIterators.adoc[bdlat_ArrayIterators]::xref:BloombergLP/bdlat_ArrayIterators/BackInsertIterator.adoc[BackInsertIterator]::operator* :relfileprefix: ../../../ :mrdocs: Do nothing and return a reference to this modifiable iterator. This function is used in generic algorithms that use the expression `*i++ = v` or `*++i = v`. == Synopsis Declared in `<bdlat_arrayiterators.h>` [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- xref:BloombergLP/bdlat_ArrayIterators/BackInsertIterator.adoc[bdlat_ArrayIterators::BackInsertIterator<TYPE>]& operator*(); ---- [.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#