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+#ifndef MSP_IO_PRINT_H_
+#define MSP_IO_PRINT_H_
+
+#include <msp/strings/formatter.h>
+#include "base.h"
+#include "console.h"
+
+namespace Msp {
+namespace IO {
+
+/**
+Writes a string to an I/O object. Same as o.write(f). Provided for
+completeness with the other print functions.
+*/
+inline unsigned print(Base &o, const std::string &f)
+{ return o.write(f); }
+
+template<typename A1>
+inline unsigned print(Base &o, const std::string &f, A1 a1)
+{ return print(o, format(f, a1)); }
+
+template<typename A1, typename A2>
+inline unsigned print(Base &o, const std::string &f, A1 a1, A2 a2)
+{ return print(o, format(f, a1, a2)); }
+
+template<typename A1, typename A2, typename A3>
+inline unsigned print(Base &o, const std::string &f, A1 a1, A2 a2, A3 a3)
+{ return print(o, format(f, a1, a2, a3)); }
+
+template<typename A1, typename A2, typename A3, typename A4>
+inline unsigned print(Base &o, const std::string &f, A1 a1, A2 a2, A3 a3, A4 a4)
+{ return print(o, format(f, a1, a2, a3, a4)); }
+
+template<typename A1, typename A2, typename A3, typename A4, typename A5>
+inline unsigned print(Base &o, const std::string &f, A1 a1, A2 a2, A3 a3, A4 a4, A5 a5)
+{ return print(o, format(f, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5)); }
+
+/* The following functions print to console */
+
+inline unsigned print(const std::string &f)
+{ return print(cout, f); }
+
+template<typename A1>
+inline unsigned print(const std::string &f, A1 a1)
+{ return print(cout, f, a1); }
+
+template<typename A1, typename A2>
+inline unsigned print(const std::string &f, A1 a1, A2 a2)
+{ return print(cout, f, a1, a2); }
+
+template<typename A1, typename A2, typename A3>
+inline unsigned print(const std::string &f, A1 a1, A2 a2, A3 a3)
+{ return print(cout, f, a1, a2, a3); }
+
+template<typename A1, typename A2, typename A3, typename A4>
+inline unsigned print(const std::string &f, A1 a1, A2 a2, A3 a3, A4 a4)
+{ return print(cout, f, a1, a2, a3, a4); }
+
+template<typename A1, typename A2, typename A3, typename A4, typename A5>
+inline unsigned print(const std::string &f, A1 a1, A2 a2, A3 a3, A4 a4, A5 a5)
+{ return print(cout, f, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5); }
+
+} // namespace IO
+} // namespace Msp
+
+#endif