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Return the `value_type` object in `d_buffer` with const qualification adjusted to match that of `t_TYPE`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslstl_optional.h>`

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----
t_TYPE&
value() &;
----

== Return Value

reference providing modifiable access to the contained value


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