The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial And Reference

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-and To Benefit From Their Power-you Need A Resource That Does Far More Than List The Classes And Their Functions. the C++ Standard Library Not Only Provides Comprehensive Documentation Of Each Library Component, It Also Offers Clearly Written Explanations Of Complex Concepts, Describes The Practical Programming Details Needed For Effective Use, And Gives Example After Example Of Working Code. This Thoroughly Up-to-date Book Reflects The Newest Elements Of The C++ Standard Library Incorporated Into The Full Ansi/iso C++ Language Standard. In Particular, The Text Focuses On The Standard Template Library (stl), Examining Containers, Iterators, Function Objects, And Stl Algorithms. You Will Also Find Detailed Coverage Of Special Containers, Strings, Numerical Classes, Internationalization, And The Iostream Library. Each Component Is Presented In Depth, With An Introduction To Its Purpose And Design, Examples, A Detailed Description, Traps And Pitfalls, And The Exact Signature And Definition Of Its Classes And Their Functions. An Insightful Introduction To Fundamental Concepts And An Overview Of The Library Will Help Bring Newcomers Quickly Up To Speed. Comprehensive, Detailed, Readable, And Practical, the C++ Standard Library Is The C++ Resource You Will Turn To Again And Again. An Accompanying Web Site, Including Source Code, Is Also Available. electronic Review Of Computer Books - Jack Woehr to Comprehend The Meaning And Usage Of The Standard Library Classes Mandated In The Ans/iso C++ Standard Of 1997, There Are Two Ways To Go: you Can Start From Familiarity With The Theory Of Collections, Streams, And Algorithms And Then Read The Source Code Of An Extant Library Implementation. or You Can Read A Book Like Nicolai Josuttis's the C++ Standard Library . the C++ Standard Library Is The Best Overview Of Its Topic In The Popular Technical Press That I've Seen So Far. A Few Years Ago I Was Looking For This Book, But It Hadn't Been Written Yet, So I Opted For Course 1 Above. It's Really More Orderly To Read The Book. the C++ Standard Library Is Essentially A Perfect Book. It's So Good That It Can't Be Great. The Author Knows His Field So Well That There's No Sense Of Striving In His Explanations. (josuttis Is A Member Of The C++ Standard Committee Library Working Group.) the C++ Standard Library Is Organized In The Gnu Texinfo Manual Style, Which Evolved On The Mit-stanford Free Software Axis In The 1980s. No Surprises, We Know How To Read This One Without The Author Lecturing Us On Conventions Employed In The Text. What's Covered? The Whole C++ Standard Libraries. Well-phrased, Accurate, Authoritative, And Scientific, Josuttis Has Authored The Quintessential User's Guide On This Subject. Let Others Focus On Patterns Of Usage -- The Community Of Intermediate C++ Programmers Pursuing Standard Class Expertise Now Has Its Classic. The Barnes & Noble Review The C++ Standard Library enables programmers to use general components and a higher level of abstraction, enhancing efficiency and reliability without compromising portability. The library is not self-explanatory or fully consistent, and there are still some traps for the unwary. But the advantages far outweigh the problems, especially if you've got an expert book like Nicolai Josuttis' C++ Standard Library to help you. Josuttis starts with an overview of the standard library, and its key interrelationships with the core language. He presents detailed coverage of the STL, the most powerful, complex, and exciting part of the library; then covers special containers, strings, numeric classes, and internationalization; and helps you get more out of a component you're probably already using: the IOStream library. Every component description includes purpose, design, code examples, practical scenarios, pitfalls, and in most cases, reference sources. Whether you need a tutorial or reference, this book delivers the goods. (Bill Camarda, bn.com, editor) Don't get me wrong. Content-wise, this book is indispensable. However, the Kindle edition is almost unusable. The contents of the book are all displayed using a single proportional font, and it appears that most of the formatting for the source code is lost. As a result, you find that you have source code getting lost in the middle of text, incomprehensible pieces of code where things are spread over two or three lines, and just plain messiness all around. The loss of formatting of the source code makes this edition of the book almost useless for the purpose of reference. I am afraid that this is a problem we will be seeing for most ebooks for a long time, and it is rather depressing. In short, I can't recommend this book in electronic form. Go ahead and bite the bullet and just haul the regular one around. Annotation. Through the use of strong examples that support the major components of the Standard libraries, this book offers complete and comprehensive coverage of the full ANSI/ISO C++ standard