[#BloombergLP-bdlt-operator_lt-0b] = xref:BloombergLP.adoc[BloombergLP]::xref:BloombergLP/bdlt.adoc[bdlt]::operator< :relfileprefix: ../../ :mrdocs: Return `true` if the specified `lhs` has a value less than the specified `rhs`, and `false` otherwise. Compactable transition `lhs` has a value less than compactable transition `rhs` if `lhs.time() < rhs.time()`, or `lhs.time() == rhs.time()` and `lhs.code() < rhs.code()`. == Synopsis Declared in `<bdlt_timetable.h>` [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- bool operator<( xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/Timetable_CompactableTransition.adoc[Timetable_CompactableTransition] const& lhs, xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/Timetable_CompactableTransition.adoc[Timetable_CompactableTransition] const& rhs); ---- [.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#