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Assign the type and value of `rhs` to this object.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlb_variant.h>`

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== Description

The value currently held by this variant (if any) is destroyed if that value's type is not the same as the type held by the `rhs` object.

== Return Value

reference providing modifiable access to this object

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *rhs*
| right‐hand operand
|===


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