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Return a reference providing modifiable access to the value (of the parameterized `VALUE`) of the element at which this iterator is positioned&period; The behavior is undefined unless this iterator is at a valid position in the tree&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;bslstl&lowbar;treeiterator&period;h&gt;`

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operator&ast;() const;
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