[#BloombergLP-bdlb-Guid_BslFmtFormatterImpl-format]
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Format `value` according to the previously parsed specification.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlb_guidformatter.h>`

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template<class t_FORMAT_CONTEXT>
t_FORMAT_CONTEXT::iterator
format(
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlb/Guid.adoc[Guid] const& value,
    t_FORMAT_CONTEXT& formatContext) const;
----

== Description

Create a string representation of the specified `value` in accordance with the format specification previously parsed by `parse` (see grammar documented at the top of this component) and the specified `formatContext`, and copy it to the output iterator held by `formatContext`. Return the updated output iterator. The behavior is undefined unless `t_FORMAT_CONTEXT::char_type` is `t_CHAR`.

== Return Value

output iterator after writing

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *value*
| guid to format
| *formatContext*
| format context providing the output iterator
|===


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