BloombergLP::bdlb::VariantImp::the

Return a modifiable reference to the held TYPE value.

Synopsis

Declared in <bdlb_variant.h>

template<class TYPE>
TYPE&
the();

Description

TYPE must be the same as one of the types that this variant can hold. The behavior is undefined unless is<TYPE>() returns true and TYPE is not void. Note that TYPE must be specified explicitly, e.g., myValue.the<int>().

Return Value

modifiable reference to the held TYPE value