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Format the bits in the specified `rhs` bit array to the specified output `stream` in a single&hyphen;line format, and return a reference to `stream`&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;bdlc&lowbar;bitarray&period;h&gt;`

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std::ostream&
operator&lt;&lt;(
    std::ostream& stream,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/BitArray.adoc[BitArray] const& rhs);
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