[#BloombergLP-bdlt-operator_dec-01] = xref:BloombergLP.adoc[BloombergLP]::xref:BloombergLP/bdlt.adoc[bdlt]::operator‐‐ :relfileprefix: ../../ :mrdocs: Set the specified `date` object to have the value that is one day earlier than its current value, and return the value of `date` on entry. The behavior is undefined if the value of `date` on entry is `0001/01/01`. == Synopsis Declared in `<bdlt_date.h>` [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/Date.adoc[bdlt::Date] operator‐‐( xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/Date.adoc[Date]& date, int); ---- [.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#