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= xref:nlohmann.adoc[nlohmann]::operator<<
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Left shift operators

== Synopses

Declared in `<nlohmann/json.hpp>`

deserialize from stream


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[[deprecated]]
std::istream&
xref:nlohmann/operator_lshift-01.adoc[operator<<](
    xref:nlohmann/basic_json-0c.adoc[basic_json]& j,
    std::istream& i);
----

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serialize to stream


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----
std::ostream&
xref:nlohmann/operator_lshift-0e.adoc[operator<<](
    std::ostream& o,
    xref:nlohmann/basic_json-0c.adoc[basic_json] const& j);
----

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write string representation of the JSON pointer to stream


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std::ostream&
operator<<(
    std::ostream& o,
    xref:nlohmann/json_pointer.adoc[json_pointer] const& ptr);
----

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deserialize from stream


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
[[deprecated]]
std::istream&
xref:nlohmann/operator_lshift-020.adoc[operator<<](
    xref:nlohmann/basic_json-0c.adoc[basic_json<>]& j,
    std::istream& i);
----

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serialize to stream


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
std::ostream&
xref:nlohmann/operator_lshift-022.adoc[operator<<](
    std::ostream& o,
    xref:nlohmann/basic_json-0c.adoc[basic_json<>] const& j);
----

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== Return Value

* the stream _i_
* the stream _o_

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *j*
| JSON value to deserialize into
| *i*
| stream to deserialize from
| *o*
| stream to serialize to
|===


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