[ostream.assign]

# 31 Input/output library [[input.output]](./#input.output)

## 31.7 Formatting and manipulators [[iostream.format]](iostream.format#ostream.assign)

### 31.7.6 Output streams [[output.streams]](output.streams#ostream.assign)

#### 31.7.6.2 Class template basic_ostream [[ostream]](ostream#assign)

#### 31.7.6.2.3 Assignment and swap [ostream.assign]

[ð](#lib:operator=,basic_ostream)

`basic_ostream& operator=(basic_ostream&& rhs);
`

[1](#1)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iostreams.tex#L6164)

*Effects*: Equivalent to swap(rhs)[.](#1.sentence-1)

[2](#2)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iostreams.tex#L6168)

*Returns*: *this[.](#2.sentence-1)

[ð](#lib:swap,basic_ostream)

`void swap(basic_ostream& rhs);
`

[3](#3)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iostreams.tex#L6179)

*Effects*: Calls basic_ios<charT, traits>​::​swap(rhs)[.](#3.sentence-1)
