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Write this object to the specified output stream in a readable form&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;bdlt&lowbar;datetime&period;h&gt;`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
std::ostream&
print(
    std::ostream& stream,
    int level = 0,
    int spacesPerLevel = 4) const;
----

== Description

Write the value of this object to the specified output `stream` in a human&hyphen;readable format, and return a reference to `stream`&period; Optionally specify an initial indentation `level`, whose absolute value is incremented recursively for nested objects&period; If `level` is specified, optionally specify `spacesPerLevel`, whose absolute value indicates the number of spaces per indentation level for this and all of its nested objects&period; If `level` is negative, suppress indentation of the first line&period; If `spacesPerLevel` is negative, format the entire output on one line, suppressing all but the initial indentation (as governed by `level`)&period; If `stream` is not valid on entry, this operation has no effect&period; Note that this human&hyphen;readable format is not fully specified, and can change without notice&period;

== Return Value

a reference to `stream`

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *stream*
| output stream
| *level*
| indentation level (default 0)
| *spacesPerLevel*
| spaces per indentation level (default 4)
|===


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