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Format the specified `object` to the specified output `stream` at the (absolute value of) the optionally specified indentation `level` and return a reference to `stream`. If `level` is specified, optionally specify `spacesPerLevel`, the number of spaces per indentation level for this and all of its nested objects. If `level` is negative, suppress indentation of the first line. If `spacesPerLevel` is negative, format the entire output on one line, suppressing all but the initial indentation (as governed by `level`). If `stream` is not valid on entry, this operation has no effect. A descriptive, human‐readable message, indented according to `level` and `spacesPerLevel`, is output for objects holding the value of type `std::monostate`. Note that a `std::variant` object can hold the `std::monostate` value only if its template parameters explicitly mention the `std::monostate` type.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlb_printmethods.h>`

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template<class... TYPE>
std::ostream&
print(
    std::ostream& stream,
    std::variant<TYPE...> const& object,
    int level = 0,
    int spacesPerLevel = 4);
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