[#BloombergLP-bsls-ProtocolTestImp-operator_ptr-05] = xref:BloombergLP.adoc[BloombergLP]::xref:BloombergLP/bsls.adoc[bsls]::xref:BloombergLP/bsls/ProtocolTestImp.adoc[ProtocolTestImp]::operator‐> :relfileprefix: ../../../ :mrdocs: Dereference this object as if it were a `const BSLS_PROTOCOL *s` in order to call a `const` method on `BSLS_PROTOCOL`. Also mark this object as `entered` for the purpose of calling a protocol method. == Synopsis Declared in `<bsls_protocoltest.h>` [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- xref:BloombergLP/bsls/ProtocolTestImp/ProtocolType.adoc[ProtocolTestImp<BSLS_PROTOCOL>::ProtocolType] const* operator‐>() const; ---- [.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#