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`the` overloads

== Synopses

Declared in `<bdlb_variant.h>`

Return a reference providing modifiable access to the value of template parameter `TYPE` held by this variant object. `TYPE` must be the same as one of the types that this variant can hold. The behavior is undefined unless `is<TYPE>()` returns `true` and `TYPE` is not `void`. Note that `TYPE` must be specified explicitly, e.g., `myValue.the<int>()`.


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Return a reference providing non‐modifiable access to the value of template parameter `TYPE` held by this variant object. `TYPE` must be the same as one of the types that this variant can hold. The behavior is undefined unless `is<TYPE>()` returns `true` and `TYPE` is not `void`. Note that `TYPE` must be specified explicitly, e.g., `myValue.the<int>()`.


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template<class TYPE>
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