[#bsl-basic_string-0fb-reference] = xref:bsl.adoc[bsl]::xref:bsl/basic_string-0fb.adoc[basic_string<char>]::reference :relfileprefix: ../../ :mrdocs: Alias for a modifiable reference to the character type. == Synopsis Declared in `<bslstl_string.h>` [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- typedef xref:bsl/basic_string-0fb/value_type.adoc[value_type]& reference; ---- [.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#