ate and destroying the associated instance of <CODE>T</CODE>.
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<H4><CODE>stream_buffer::operator*</CODE></H4>
<PRE>    T& <B>operator*</B>();</PRE>
    
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    Returns a reference to the instance of <CODE>T</CODE> associated with this <CODE>stream_buffer</CODE>, which must be <A HREF="#stream_buffer_is_open"><CODE>open</CODE></A>.
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<H4><CODE>stream_buffer::operator-&gt;</CODE></H4>
<PRE>    T* <B>operator-&gt;<