[#BloombergLP-balxml-Formatter_PrettyImplUtil-addElementAndData]
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Add an element of the specified `name` with the specified `value` as its data content.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<balxml_formatter_prettyimpl.h>`

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template<class TYPE>
static
std::ostream&
addElementAndData(
    std::ostream& stream,
    xref:BloombergLP/balxml/Formatter_PrettyImplUtil/State.adoc[State]* state,
    std::string_view const& name,
    TYPE const& value,
    int formattingMode = 0,
    xref:BloombergLP/balxml/EncoderOptions.adoc[EncoderOptions] const& encoderOptions = EncoderOptions());
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== Description

Write to the specified `stream`, with formatting depending on the specified `state` and the optionally specified `encoderOptions`, and update `state` accordingly. Return the `stream`. This has the same effect as calling the following sequence: 'openElement(name); addData(value), closeElement(name);'. Optionally specify the `formattingMode`.

== Return Value

a reference to the modifiable `stream`

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *stream*
| output stream to write to
| *state*
| formatter state to update
| *name*
| name of the element
| *value*
| data content of the element
| *formattingMode*
| mode used to format `value`
| *encoderOptions*
| options controlling encoding of `value`
|===


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