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Stream insertion operators

== Synopses

Declared in `<balm_category.h>`

Output a formatted description of the specified `rhs` category to the specified `stream`, and return the modifiable `stream`.


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std::ostream&
xref:BloombergLP/balm/operator_lshift-0e5.adoc[operator<<](
    std::ostream& stream,
    xref:BloombergLP/balm/Category.adoc[Category] const& rhs);
----

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Format the specified `rhs` to the specified output `stream` and return a reference to the modifiable `stream`.


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std::ostream&
xref:BloombergLP/balm/operator_lshift-0ec.adoc[operator<<](
    std::ostream& stream,
    xref:BloombergLP/balm/PublicationType/Value.adoc[PublicationType::Value] rhs);
----

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Write a formatted single‐line description of the specified `rhs` metric description to the specified `stream`, and return a reference to the modifiable `stream`.


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std::ostream&
xref:BloombergLP/balm/operator_lshift-02.adoc[operator<<](
    std::ostream& stream,
    xref:BloombergLP/balm/MetricDescription.adoc[MetricDescription] const& rhs);
----

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Write a description of the specified `rhs` metric id to the specified `stream` in some human‐readable format, and return a reference to the modifiable `stream`.


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std::ostream&
xref:BloombergLP/balm/operator_lshift-0e4.adoc[operator<<](
    std::ostream& stream,
    xref:BloombergLP/balm/MetricId.adoc[MetricId] const& rhs);
----

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Write a formatted description of the specified `record` to the specified `stream` and return a reference to the modifiable `stream`.


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----
std::ostream&
xref:BloombergLP/balm/operator_lshift-0d.adoc[operator<<](
    std::ostream& stream,
    xref:BloombergLP/balm/MetricRecord.adoc[MetricRecord] const& record);
----

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Write a formatted description of the specified `rhs` format spec to the specified `stream`, and return a reference to the modifiable `stream`.


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std::ostream&
xref:BloombergLP/balm/operator_lshift-0ef.adoc[operator<<](
    std::ostream& stream,
    xref:BloombergLP/balm/MetricFormatSpec.adoc[MetricFormatSpec] const& rhs);
----

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Write a formatted description of the specified `rhs` metric format to the specified `stream`, and return a reference to the modifiable `stream`.


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std::ostream&
xref:BloombergLP/balm/operator_lshift-01.adoc[operator<<](
    std::ostream& stream,
    xref:BloombergLP/balm/MetricFormat.adoc[MetricFormat] const& rhs);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/balm/operator_lshift-01.adoc[_» more..._]#

Write a formatted description of the specified `rhs` to the specified `stream` and return a reference to the modifiable `stream`.


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std::ostream&
xref:BloombergLP/balm/operator_lshift-00.adoc[operator<<](
    std::ostream& stream,
    xref:BloombergLP/balm/MetricSampleGroup.adoc[MetricSampleGroup] const& rhs);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/balm/operator_lshift-00.adoc[_» more..._]#

Write a formatted description of the specified `rhs` to the specified `stream` and return a reference to the modifiable `stream`.


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std::ostream&
xref:BloombergLP/balm/operator_lshift-08.adoc[operator<<](
    std::ostream& stream,
    xref:BloombergLP/balm/MetricSample.adoc[MetricSample] const& rhs);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/balm/operator_lshift-08.adoc[_» more..._]#


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