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Write the value of the specified `object` to the specified output `stream` in a single&hyphen;line format, and return a reference to `stream`&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, can change without notice, and is logically equivalent to&colon; &grave; print(stream, 0, &hyphen;1)&semi; &grave;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;balcl&lowbar;optionvalue&period;h&gt;`

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std::ostream&
operator&lt;&lt;(
    std::ostream& stream,
    xref:BloombergLP/balcl/OptionValue.adoc[OptionValue] const& object);
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