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Less‐than operators

== Synopses

Declared in `<bdlt_date.h>`

Return `true` if the specified `lhs` date is earlier than the specified `rhs` date, and `false` otherwise.


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bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/operator_lt-01.adoc[operator<](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/Date.adoc[Date] const& lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/Date.adoc[Date] const& rhs);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/operator_lt-01.adoc[_» more..._]#

Return `true` if `lhs` is less than `rhs`.


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bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/operator_lt-0d.adoc[operator<](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/Datetime.adoc[Datetime] const& lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/Datetime.adoc[Datetime] const& rhs);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/operator_lt-0d.adoc[_» more..._]#

Return `true` if the specified `lhs` interval is less than `rhs`.


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bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/operator_lt-04.adoc[operator<](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/DatetimeInterval.adoc[DatetimeInterval] const& lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/DatetimeInterval.adoc[DatetimeInterval] const& rhs);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/operator_lt-04.adoc[_» more..._]#

Return `true` if `lhs` is earlier than `rhs`.


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----
bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/operator_lt-0a.adoc[operator<](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/Time.adoc[Time] const& lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/Time.adoc[Time] const& rhs);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/operator_lt-0a.adoc[_» more..._]#

Return `true` if `lhs` daily timetable is less than `rhs`.


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bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/operator_lt-0c5.adoc[operator<](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/Timetable_Day.adoc[Timetable_Day] const& lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/Timetable_Day.adoc[Timetable_Day] const& rhs);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/operator_lt-0c5.adoc[_» more..._]#

Return `true` if timetable transition `lhs` is less than `rhs`.


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bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/operator_lt-03c.adoc[operator<](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/TimetableTransition.adoc[TimetableTransition] const& lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/TimetableTransition.adoc[TimetableTransition] const& rhs);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/operator_lt-03c.adoc[_» more..._]#

Return `true` if timetable transition `lhs` is less than datetime `rhs`.


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----
bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/operator_lt-0e.adoc[operator<](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/TimetableTransition.adoc[TimetableTransition] const& lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/Datetime.adoc[Datetime] const& rhs);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/operator_lt-0e.adoc[_» more..._]#

Return `true` if datetime `lhs` is less than timetable transition `rhs`.


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----
bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/operator_lt-034.adoc[operator<](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/Datetime.adoc[Datetime] const& lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/TimetableTransition.adoc[TimetableTransition] const& rhs);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/operator_lt-034.adoc[_» more..._]#

Return `true` if compactable transition `lhs` is less than `rhs`.


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----
bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/operator_lt-0b.adoc[operator<](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/Timetable_CompactableTransition.adoc[Timetable_CompactableTransition] const& lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/Timetable_CompactableTransition.adoc[Timetable_CompactableTransition] const& rhs);
----

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

Return `true` if compactable transition `lhs` is less than time `rhs`.


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----
bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/operator_lt-08a.adoc[operator<](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/Timetable_CompactableTransition.adoc[Timetable_CompactableTransition] const& lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/Time.adoc[Time] const& rhs);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/operator_lt-08a.adoc[_» more..._]#

Return `true` if time `lhs` is less than compactable transition `rhs`.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/operator_lt-08c.adoc[operator<](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/Time.adoc[Time] const& lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/Timetable_CompactableTransition.adoc[Timetable_CompactableTransition] const& rhs);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/operator_lt-08c.adoc[_» more..._]#

== Return Value

* `true` if `lhs` is earlier than `rhs`
* `true` if `lhs` is less than `rhs`
* `true` if `lhs` is less than `rhs`, and `false` otherwise
* `true` if `lhs` is earlier than `rhs`, and `false` otherwise

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *lhs*
| left‐hand date operand
| *rhs*
| right‐hand date operand
|===


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