[#BloombergLP-bdljsn-operator_lshift-074]
= xref:BloombergLP.adoc[BloombergLP]::xref:BloombergLP/bdljsn.adoc[bdljsn]::operator&lt;&lt;
:relfileprefix: ../../
:mrdocs:

Write the value of the specified `object` to the specified `stream`&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;bdljsn&lowbar;jsonnumber&period;h&gt;`

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

== Description

Write in a single&hyphen;line format, and return a non&hyphen;`const` reference to `stream`&period; If `stream` is not valid on entry, this operation has no effect&period; Note that this human&hyphen;readable format is not fully specified and can change without notice&period; Also note that this method has the same behavior as `object&period;print(stream, 0, &hyphen;1)`&period;

== Return Value

a non&hyphen;`const` reference to `stream`

== Parameters

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


[.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#
