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[#boost-urls-grammar-recycled_ptr-acquire]

== xref:boost.adoc[pass:[boost]]::xref:boost/urls.adoc[pass:[urls]]::xref:boost/urls/grammar.adoc[pass:[grammar]]::xref:boost/urls/grammar/recycled_ptr.adoc[pass:[recycled_ptr]]::acquire


Return the referenced object


=== Synopsis

Declared in header `<https://www.github.com/boostorg/url/blob/develop/include/boost/url/grammar/recycled.hpp#L499[boost/url/grammar/recycled.hpp,window=blank_]>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,macros,-callouts"]
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T&
acquire();
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=== Description


If this references an object, it is
returned. Otherwise, exclusive ownership
of a new object of type `T` is acquired
and returned.
[,cpp]
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not this->empty()
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