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Return a shared pointer to the named observer&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;ball&lowbar;broadcastobserver&period;h&gt;`

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findObserver(std::string&lowbar;view const& observerName) const;
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== Description

Return a shared pointer to the observer having the specified `observerName` in the registry of this broadcast observer, and an empty shared pointer if there is no such observer otherwise&period;

== Return Value

shared pointer to the named observer, or an empty shared pointer if none exists

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *observerName*
| name of the observer to find
|===


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