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Stream insertion operators

== Synopses

Declared in `<bdlbb_blob.h>`

Format the specified blob `buffer` to the specified output `stream`.


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std::ostream&
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    std::ostream& stream,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlbb/BlobBuffer.adoc[BlobBuffer] const& buffer);
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Write an ascii dump of the referenced blob range to the stream.


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std::ostream&
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    std::ostream& stream,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlbb/BlobUtilAsciiDumper.adoc[BlobUtilAsciiDumper] const& rhs);
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Write a hex dump of the referenced blob range to the stream.


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std::ostream&
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    std::ostream& stream,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlbb/BlobUtilHexDumper.adoc[BlobUtilHexDumper] const& rhs);
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== Return Value

* a reference to the modifiable `stream`
* reference to the modifiable `stream`

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *stream*
| output stream
| *buffer*
| blob buffer to format
| *rhs*
| ascii dumper describing the blob range to write
|===


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