Name

operator<< function template — Character output operator

Synopsis

template<class charT, class traits>
basic_ostream<charT,traits>& 
  operator<<(basic_ostream<charT,traits>& out, charT c);
template<class charT, class traits>
basic_ostream<charT,traits>&
  operator<<(basic_ostream<charT,traits>& out, char c);
template<class traits>
basic_ostream<char,traits>&
  operator<<(basic_ostream<char,traits>& out, char c);
template<class traits>
basic_ostream<char,traits>&
  operator<<(basic_ostream<char,traits>& out, signed char c);
template<class traits>
basic_ostream<char,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<char,traits>& out,
                                       unsigned char c);
template<class charT, class traits>
basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<charT,traits>& out,
                                        const charT* s);
template<class charT, class traits>
basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<charT,traits>& out,
                                        const char* s);
template<class traits>
basic_ostream<char,traits>&
  operator<<(basic_ostream<char,traits>& out, const char* s);
template<class traits>
basic_ostream<char,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<char,traits>& out,
                                       const signed char* s);
template<class traits>
basic_ostream<char,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<char,traits>& out,
                                       const unsigned char* s);

The << operator writes a single character c, or a character string s, to the output stream out. As with other formatted output functions, a sentry object is created, and the character or string is written with appropriate padding. Each character is converted to the ...

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