[#bsl-basic_ostringstream-write]
= xref:bsl.adoc[bsl]::xref:bsl/basic_ostringstream.adoc[basic_ostringstream]::write
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Write a block of characters to the stream.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslstl_ostringstream.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
xref:bsl/basic_ostringstream.adoc[BaseStream]&
write(
    xref:bsl/basic_ostringstream/char_type.adoc[char_type] const* buffer,
    std::streamsize count);
----

== Return Value

a reference to this stream

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *buffer*
| characters to write
| *count*
| number of characters to write
|===


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