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Return an iterator to the element at the specified `rhs` positions before the specified `lhs`. The behavior is undefined unless `lhs`, after decrementing by `rhs`, is within the bounds of the underlying sequence. Note that this function is logically equivalent to: ` iter + (‐rhs) `

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslstl_randomaccessiterator.h>`

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template<
    class T,
    class ITER_IMP,
    class TAG_TYPE>
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operator‐(
    xref:BloombergLP/bslstl/RandomAccessIterator.adoc[RandomAccessIterator<T, ITER_IMP, TAG_TYPE>] const& lhs,
    std::ptrdiff_t rhs);
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