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Return an iterator providing non‐modifiable access to the first (i.e., ordered least) `value_type` object in this multiset greater‐than or equal‐to the specified `key`, and the past‐the‐end iterator if this multiset does not contain a `value_type` greater‐than or equal‐to `key`. Note that this function returns the _first_ position before which a `value_type` object equivalent to `key` could be inserted into the ordered sequence maintained by this multiset, while preserving its ordering.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslstl_multiset.h>`

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lower_bound(xref:bsl/multiset-03/key_type.adoc[key_type] const& key) const;
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== Description

Note: implemented inline due to Sun CC compilation error.


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