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Return the in&hyphen;order predecessor of the specified `node`&period;

== Synopses

Declared in `&lt;bslalg&lowbar;rbtreeutil&period;h&gt;`

Return the in&hyphen;order predecessor of the specified `node`&period;


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Return the in&hyphen;order predecessor of the specified `node`&period;


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== Return Value

address of the in&hyphen;order predecessor of `node`

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *node*
| node whose in&hyphen;order predecessor is returned
|===


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