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Same as the overload taking `bsl&colon;&colon;string`&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;bdldfp&lowbar;decimalutil&period;h&gt;`

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----
static
char const*
flatten(std::string const& string);
----

== Return Value

result of invoking `c&lowbar;str()` on `string`

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *string*
| string whose `c&lowbar;str()` result is returned
|===


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