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Print a pointer value to a stream in a standard format.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlb_print.h>`

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static
void
printPtr(
    std::ostream& stream,
    void const* value);
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== Description

Print to the specified `stream` the specified pointer `value` in a standard format. The output is in hexadecimal format with a maximum length of `2 * sizeof(void *)`. The output does not have leading zeros and is not preceded by `0x`. The hexadecimal digits (`a` to `f`, inclusive) are expressed in lower case.

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *stream*
| the output stream
| *value*
| the pointer value to print
|===


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