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Apply the specified `visitor` to this variant by passing the value (of template parameter `TYPE`) this variant currently holds to the `visitor` object's `operator()`, and return the value (of template parameter `RET_TYPE`) returned by the `visitor`. If this variant is unset, the specified `defaultValue` of template parameter `TYPE` is passed to the `visitor`. `TYPE` must be the same as one of the types that this variant can hold. The behavior is undefined unless this variant is unset or holds a value of template parameter `TYPE`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlb_variant.h>`

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----
template<
    class RET_TYPE,
    class VISITOR,
    class TYPE>
RET_TYPE
apply(
    VISITOR const& visitor,
    TYPE const& defaultValue) const;
----


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