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Return the value associated with the specified thread‐specific `key`. Note that if the key is not valid, a value of zero is returned, which is indistinguishable from a valid key with a 0 value.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslmt_threadutilimpl_pthread.h>`

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getSpecific(xref:BloombergLP/bslmt/ThreadUtilImpl-04/Key.adoc[Key] const& key);
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