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`valueOr` overloads

== Synopses

Declared in `<bdlb_nullablevalue.h>`

Return the value of the underlying object of a (template parameter) `TYPE` if this object is non‐null, and the specified `value` otherwise. Note that this method returns _by_ _value_, so may be inefficient in some contexts.


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TYPE
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Return an address providing non‐modifiable access to the underlying object of a (template parameter) `TYPE` if this object is non‐null, and the specified `value` otherwise. DEPRECATED: Use `addressOr` instead.


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TYPE const*
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