[#BloombergLP-bdlat_CustomizedTypeFunctions]
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This `namespace` provides functions that expose "customized type" behavior for "customized type" types. See the component‐level documentation for more information.

== Types

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| Name| Description
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlat_CustomizedTypeFunctions/BaseType-0d.adoc[`BaseType`] 
| This meta‐function should contain a typedef `Type` that specifies the default base type for the parameterized `TYPE`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlat_CustomizedTypeFunctions/IsCustomizedType-04.adoc[`IsCustomizedType`] 
| This `struct` should be specialized for third‐party types that need to expose "customized type" behavior. See the component‐level documentation for further information.
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== Functions

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| Name| Description
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlat_CustomizedTypeFunctions/bdlat_customizedTypeConvertFromBaseType.adoc[`bdlat_customizedTypeConvertFromBaseType`] 
| Default customization‐point implementation of `convertFromBaseType`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlat_CustomizedTypeFunctions/bdlat_customizedTypeConvertToBaseType.adoc[`bdlat_customizedTypeConvertToBaseType`] 
| Return the base‐type representation of the specified customized `object`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlat_CustomizedTypeFunctions/bdlat_customizedTypeCreateBaseAndConvert.adoc[`bdlat_customizedTypeCreateBaseAndConvert`] 
| Default customization‐point implementation of `createBaseAndConvert`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlat_CustomizedTypeFunctions/convertFromBaseType.adoc[`convertFromBaseType`] 
| Convert from the specified `value` to the specified customized `object`. Return 0 if successful and non‐zero otherwise.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlat_CustomizedTypeFunctions/convertToBaseType.adoc[`convertToBaseType`] 
| Load into the specified `result` the value of the specified `object`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlat_CustomizedTypeFunctions/createBaseAndConvert.adoc[`createBaseAndConvert`] 
| Create an uninitialized value of the base type, apply the specified `baseManipulator` to it, then call the `bdlat_CustomizedTypeFunctions::convertFromBaseType` function with the specified `object` and the value.
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