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Dereference operators

== Synopses

Declared in `<bslstl_optional.h>`

Return a reference providing modifiable access to the underlying `t_TYPE` object. The behavior is undefined if the `Optional_Base` object is disengaged.


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t_TYPE&
xref:BloombergLP/bslstl/Optional_Base-05/operator_star-07.adoc[operator*]() &;
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Return an rvalue reference to the contained value.


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t_TYPE&&
xref:BloombergLP/bslstl/Optional_Base-05/operator_star-047.adoc[operator*]() &&;
----

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Return a reference providing non‐modifiable access to the underlying `t_TYPE` object. The behavior is undefined if the `Optional_Base` object is disengaged.


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t_TYPE const&
xref:BloombergLP/bslstl/Optional_Base-05/operator_star-08.adoc[operator*]() const &;
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Same as the `operator*` overload taking `const &`.


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t_TYPE const&&
xref:BloombergLP/bslstl/Optional_Base-05/operator_star-046.adoc[operator*]() const &&;
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