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Write an ISO 8601 representation of the specified object into `buffer`&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;bdlt&lowbar;iso8601util&period;h&gt;`

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----
static
int
generateRaw(
    char* buffer,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/DateTz.adoc[DateTz] const& object,
    bool useZAbbreviationForUtc);
----

== Return Value

the number of characters in the formatted string

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *buffer*
| output buffer for the generated ISO 8601 text
| *object*
| value to format
| *useZAbbreviationForUtc*
| if `true`, use `Z` for a UTC offset of zero&semi; otherwise use `&plus;00&colon;00`
|===


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