$<<$

Usage

s $<<$ x
$<<$ x

Signatures

$<<$:	(TextWriter, %) $\to$ TextWriter
$<<$:	% $\to$ TextWriter $\to$ TextWriter

Parameter	Type	Description
s	TextWriter	an output stream
x	%	an object of the type

Returns

s « x writes x in text format to the stream s and returns s after the write, while « x returns the function $s \to s << x$.

Example

import from TextWriter, MachineInteger, Character;
stdout << 65 << space;

writes ``65 '' to the standard output stream, which could also be obtained via:

import from TextWriter, MachineInteger, Character;
f := << 65;
f(stdout) << space;