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Decrement operators

== Synopses

Declared in `<bdlc_compactedarray.h>`

Decrement `iterator` and return its prior value (see free `operator‐‐`).


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
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template<>
xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/CompactedArray_ConstIterator.adoc[CompactedArray_ConstIterator]
xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/operator_dec-0d4.adoc[operator‐‐](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/CompactedArray_ConstIterator.adoc[CompactedArray_ConstIterator]& iterator,
    int unused);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/operator_dec-0d4.adoc[_» more..._]#

Decrement `iter` and return its prior value (see free `operator‐‐`).


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
template<>
xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/PackedIntArrayConstIterator.adoc[PackedIntArrayConstIterator]
xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/operator_dec-0b.adoc[operator‐‐<>](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/PackedIntArrayConstIterator.adoc[PackedIntArrayConstIterator]& iter,
    int unused);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/operator_dec-0b.adoc[_» more..._]#

Decrement `iterator` and return its prior value.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
template<class TYPE>
xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/CompactedArray_ConstIterator.adoc[bdlc::CompactedArray_ConstIterator<TYPE>]
xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/operator_dec-0dd.adoc[operator‐‐](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/CompactedArray_ConstIterator.adoc[CompactedArray_ConstIterator<TYPE>]& iterator,
    int unused);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/operator_dec-0dd.adoc[_» more..._]#

Post‐decrement the specified iterator `iter`.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
template<class TYPE>
xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/PackedIntArrayConstIterator.adoc[bdlc::PackedIntArrayConstIterator<TYPE>]
xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/operator_dec-06.adoc[operator‐‐](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/PackedIntArrayConstIterator.adoc[PackedIntArrayConstIterator<TYPE>]& iter,
    int unused);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/operator_dec-06.adoc[_» more..._]#

== Return Value

iterator referring to the prior position

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *iterator*
| iterator to decrement
| *unused*
| unused postfix discriminator
| *iter*
| iterator to decrement
|===


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