diff --git a/view.cpp b/view.cpp
index 82464485..32d84bed 100644
--- a/view.cpp
+++ b/view.cpp
@@ -11,37 +11,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  *
- * Copyright 2016-2017 Danny Robson <danny@nerdcruft.net>
+ * Copyright 2017 Danny Robson <danny@nerdcruft.net>
  */
 
 #include "view.hpp"
-
-#include <algorithm>
-#include <iterator>
-
-
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-namespace util {
-#define OSTREAM(A)                                                          \
-    template <>                                                             \
-    std::ostream&                                                           \
-    operator<< (std::ostream &os, view<A> a) {                              \
-        std::copy (a.cbegin (),                                             \
-                   std::find (a.cbegin (), a.cend (), '\0'),                \
-                   std::ostream_iterator<decltype(a)::value_type> (os));    \
-                                                                            \
-        return os;                                                          \
-    }
-
-    OSTREAM(const char*)
-    OSTREAM(char*)
-    OSTREAM(  signed char*)
-    OSTREAM(unsigned char*)
-    OSTREAM(const   signed char*)
-    OSTREAM(const unsigned char*)
-    OSTREAM(std::string::const_iterator)
-    OSTREAM(std::string::iterator)
-
-#undef OSTREAM
-}
-
diff --git a/view.hpp b/view.hpp
index db47cd56..c21c7e92 100644
--- a/view.hpp
+++ b/view.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <stdexcept>
+#include <iterator>
 
 namespace util {
     template <typename IteratorA, typename IteratorB = IteratorA>
@@ -356,6 +357,21 @@ namespace util {
     }
 
 
+    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    template <typename IteratorT>
+    std::ostream&
+    operator<< (std::ostream &os, view<IteratorT> val)
+    {
+        std::copy (
+            std::cbegin (val),
+            std::cend (val),
+            std::ostream_iterator<typename decltype(val)::value_type> (os)
+        );
+
+        return os;
+    }
+
+
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// a basic stringlike comparison operator that behaves as
     /// std::string::compare would.
@@ -378,10 +394,6 @@ namespace util {
     }
 
 
-    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    template <typename IteratorT>
-    std::ostream&
-    operator<< (std::ostream&, view<IteratorT>);
 }