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= xref:BloombergLP.adoc[BloombergLP]::xref:BloombergLP/bdlb.adoc[bdlb]::operator&lt;&lt;
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Write the specified `integer` to the specified output `stream`&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;bdlb&lowbar;bigendian&period;h&gt;`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
std::ostream&
operator&lt;&lt;(
    std::ostream& stream,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlb/BigEndianInt64.adoc[BigEndianInt64] const& integer);
----

== Description

Write the specified `integer` to the specified output `stream`, and return a reference to the modifiable `stream`&period;

== Return Value

a reference to `stream`

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *stream*
| output stream
| *integer*
| value to write
|===


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