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Return a modifiable reference to the mapped value for `key`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlc_flathashmap.h>`

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VALUE&
operator[](KEY const& key);
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== Description

Return a reference providing modifiable access to the mapped value associated with the specified `key` in this map. If this map does not already contain an element having `key`, insert an element with the `key` and a default‐constructed `VALUE`, and return a reference to the newly mapped value. If `key` is movable, `key` is left in a (valid) unspecified state.

== Return Value

modifiable reference to the mapped value for `key`

== Parameters

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| Name| Description
| *key*
| key whose mapped value is accessed
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