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Return the native value of the BID encoding at `buffer`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdldfp_decimalconvertutil_inteldfp.h>`

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static
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decimal128FromBID(unsigned char const* buffer);
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== Description

The behavior is undefined unless `buffer` points to a memory area at least `sizeof(Decimal128)` in size containing a value in BID format.

== Return Value

native representation of the BID value

== Parameters

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| Name| Description
| *buffer*
| buffer containing BID‐encoded value
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