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Write the specified `rhs` value to the specified output `stream` and return a reference to the modifiable `stream`. This function has no effect if `stream` is not valid on entry. Note that this method invokes `operator<<` defined for `Datum`. See the function‐level documentation of the `operator<<` defined for `Datum` for details of the format of the output.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdld_manageddatum.h>`

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std::ostream&
operator<<(
    std::ostream& stream,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdld/ManagedDatum.adoc[ManagedDatum] const& rhs);
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