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Emplace a `TYPE` instance constructed from `arguments`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlb_variant.h>`

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----
template<
    class TYPE,
    class... ARGS>
TYPE&
createInPlace(ARGS&&... arguments);
----

== Description

This method first destroys the current value held by this variant (even if `TYPE` is the same as the type currently held). `TYPE` must be the same as one of the types that this variant can hold. Note the order of the template arguments was chosen so that `TYPE` must always be specified.

== Return Value

reference providing modifiable access to the emplaced `TYPE` value

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *arguments*
| constructor arguments forwarded to `TYPE`
|===


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