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If the specified `alias` manages the same object as this managed pointer, set the target object of this managed pointer to be that referenced by the specified `ptr`; otherwise, destroy the currently managed object (if any), and if `alias` is empty, reset this managed pointer to empty; otherwise, transfer ownership (and the deleter) of the object managed by `alias`, and set the target object of this managed pointer to be that referenced by `ptr`. The behavior is undefined if `0 == ptr` and `alias` is not empty, or if `0 != ptr` and `alias` is empty, or if `ptr` is already managed by a managed pointer other than `alias`. Note that this establishes a managed pointer where `ptr` aliases `alias`. The managed object for `alias` will ultimately be destroyed, and the destructor for `ptr` is not called directly.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslma_managedptr.h>`

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template<class ALIASED_TYPE>
void
loadAlias(
    xref:BloombergLP/bslma/ManagedPtr-0fa.adoc[ManagedPtr<ALIASED_TYPE>]& alias,
    TARGET_TYPE* ptr);
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