[#BloombergLP-bdlc-FlatHashMap-find-0a]
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Return an iterator to the element with the specified `key`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlc_flathashmap.h>`

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----
template<class LOOKUP_KEY>
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find(LOOKUP_KEY const& key)
requires BloombergLP::bslmf::IsTransparentPredicate<HASH, LOOKUP_KEY>::value
         && BloombergLP::bslmf::IsTransparentPredicate<EQUAL,LOOKUP_KEY>::value;
----

== Description

Return an `iterator` referring to the modifiable element in this map having the key equivalent to the specified `key`, or `end()` if no such entry exists in this map.

== Return Value

iterator to the matching element, or `end()` if none

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *key*
| transparent key to look up
|===


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