The C++ Standard Library

Now Updated for C++11

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The C++ standard library provides a set of common classes and interfaces that greatly extend the core C++ language. The library, however, is not self-explanatory. To make full use of its components��nd to benefit from their power��ou need a resource that does far more than list the classes and their functions.

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The C++ Standard Library: A Tutorial and Reference, Second Edition, describes this library as now incorporated into the new ANSI/ISO C++ language standard (C++11). The book provides comprehensive documentation of each library component, including an introduction to its purpose and design; clearly written explanations of complex concepts; the practical programming details needed for effective use; traps and pitfalls; the exact signature and definition of the most important classes and functions; and numerous examples of working code. The book focuses in particular on the Standard Template Library (STL), examining containers, iterators, function objects, and STL algorithms.

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The book covers all the new C++11 library components, including

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• Concurrency
• Fractional arithmetic
• Clocks and timers
• Tuples
• New STL containers
• New STL algorithms
• New smart pointers
• New locale facets
• Random numbers and distributions
• Type traits and utilities
• Regular expressions

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The book also examines the new C++ programming style and its effect on the standard library, including lambdas, range-based for� loops, move semantics, and variadic templates.

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An accompanying Web site, including source code, can be found at www.cppstdlib.com.

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