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Stream insertion operators

== Synopses

Declared in `<node/blockstorage.h>`

Write a human‐readable name for a block file type to a stream.


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std::ostream&
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    std::ostream& os,
    xref:node/BlockfileType.adoc[BlockfileType] const& type);
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Write a human‐readable description of a block file cursor to a stream.


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std::ostream&
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    std::ostream& os,
    xref:node/BlockfileCursor.adoc[BlockfileCursor] const& cursor);
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== Return Value

The stream `os,` to allow chaining.

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *os*
| The output stream to write to.
| *type*
| The block file type to format.
| *cursor*
| The block file cursor to format.
|===


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