[#BloombergLP-ball-Log_Stream-stream] = xref:BloombergLP.adoc[BloombergLP]::xref:BloombergLP/ball.adoc[ball]::xref:BloombergLP/ball/Log_Stream.adoc[Log_Stream]::stream :relfileprefix: ../../../ :mrdocs: Return a reference to the modifiable stream held by this logging stream. The reference remains valid until this logging stream is destroyed. == Synopsis Declared in `<ball_log.h>` [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- std::ostream& stream(); ---- [.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#