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Assignment operators

== Synopses

Declared in `<bslstl_optional.h>`

Assign to this object the value of the specified `rhs` object, and return a non‐`const` reference to this object.


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Assign a new value to this optional.


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== Return Value

reference providing modifiable access to this object

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *rhs*
| right‐hand operand
|===


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