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Move `iter` to the previous element and return its previous value.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslstl_treeiterator.h>`

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template<
    class VALUE,
    class NODE,
    class DIFFERENCE_TYPE>
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operator‐‐(
    xref:BloombergLP/bslstl/TreeIterator.adoc[TreeIterator<VALUE, NODE, DIFFERENCE_TYPE>]& iter,
    int postfix);
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== Description

Move the specified `iter` to the previous element in the tree and return the value of `iter` prior to this call. The behavior is undefined unless the iterator refers to the past‐the‐end or the non‐leftmost element in the tree.

== Return Value

previous value of `iter` before the decrement

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *iter*
| iterator to decrement
| *postfix*
| unused parameter distinguishing the postfix operator
|===


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