e of <CODE>stream</CODE> any instance of the Device <CODE>T</CODE> currently associated with it, calling cleanup functions as appropriate and destroying the associated instance of <CODE>T</CODE>.
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<H4><CODE>stream::operator*</CODE></H4>
<PRE>    T&amp; <B>operator*</B>();</PRE>
    
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    Returns a reference to the instance of <CODE>T</CODE> associated with this <CODE>stream</CODE>, which must be <A HREF="#stream_is_open"><CODE>open</CODE></A>.
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