std::ostream_iterator<T,CharT,Traits>::operator* - cppreference.com

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ostream_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