std::ostreambuf_iterator<CharT,Traits>:: operator*

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ostreambuf_iterator & operator * ( ) ;

Does nothing, this member function is provided to satisfy the requirements of LegacyOutputIterator .

It returns the iterator itself, which makes it possible to use code such as * iter = value to output (insert) the value into the underlying stream.

Parameters

(none)

Return value

* this