[#BloombergLP-bslma-ManagedPtr-0fa-operator_assign-01f]
= xref:BloombergLP.adoc[BloombergLP]::xref:BloombergLP/bslma.adoc[bslma]::xref:BloombergLP/bslma/ManagedPtr-0fa.adoc[ManagedPtr]::operator=
:relfileprefix: ../../../
:mrdocs:

If this object and the specified `rhs` manage the same object, return a reference to this managed pointer; otherwise, destroy the managed object owned by this managed pointer, transfer ownership of the managed object owned by `rhs` to this managed pointer, set this managed pointer to point to the target object referenced by `rhs`, reset `rhs` to empty, and return a reference to this managed pointer.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslma_managedptr.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
xref:BloombergLP/bslma/ManagedPtr-0fa.adoc[ManagedPtr<TARGET_TYPE>]&
operator=(xref:BloombergLP/bslma/ManagedPtr-0fa.adoc[ManagedPtr]& rhs) noexcept;
----


[.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#