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Return the universal tag number for the specified `object` using the specified `formattingMode`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<balber_beruniversaltagnumber.h>`

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template<typename TYPE>
static
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select(
    TYPE const& object,
    int formattingMode,
    int* alternateTag);
----

== Description

Load into the specified `alternateTag` any alternative tag numbers corresponding to `object`. The behavior is undefined if the type category of `object` and the `formattingMode` does not permit a universal tag number (see  for allowed type categories and formatting modes). Note that if an alternate tag number does not exist for `object` then `alternateTag` is not modified.

== Return Value

universal BER tag number for `object`

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *object*
| object whose universal tag number is selected
| *formattingMode*
| formatting mode used to select the tag number
| *alternateTag*
| destination for any alternate tag number
|===


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