toString replaced with <<operator

src/database/pvDatabase.h

@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@ public:
      * Get the name of the record.
      * @return The name.
      */
-    std::string getRecordName();
+    std::string getRecordName() const;
     /**
      * Get the top level PVStructure.
      * @return The shared pointer.
      */
-    PVRecordStructurePtr getPVRecordStructure();
+    PVRecordStructurePtr getPVRecordStructure() const;
     /**
      * Find the PVRecordField for the PVField.
      * @param pvField The PVField.
@@ -183,19 +183,6 @@ public:
      * Ends a group of puts.
      */
     void endGroupPut();
-    /**
-     *  Calls the next method with indentLevel = 0.
-     * @param buf String Builder.
-     */
-    // TODO
-    void toString(std::string* buf);
-    /**
-     * Dumps the data from the top level PVStructure. 
-     * @param buf String Builder.
-     * @param indentLevel The indentation level.
-     */
-    // TODO
-    void toString(std::string* buf,int indentLevel);
     /**
      * get trace level (0,1,2) means (nothing,lifetime,process)
      * @return the level
@@ -244,6 +231,8 @@ private:
     bool isDestroyed;
 };
 
+epicsShareExtern std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& o, const PVRecord& record);
+
 /**
  * Interface for a field of a record.
  * One exists for each field of the top level PVStructure.