# int& rect::left()

[Family: rect](/imperivm/en/CKS/familias/rect/)

## Exact signature

```text
int& rect::left()
```

## Description

Returns an eight-byte reference pair unchanged for point x and rect left.

## Parameters and return type

**Return type:** `int&`

The member is called on an object. Its receiver is not repeated among this signature’s arguments.

This signature takes no additional arguments.

## Other overloads

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- [`int rect::left()`](/imperivm/en/CKS/reference/api-bc662766a8ef76/)

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