C++ Primer Plus, Fourth Edition

Chapter 16. THE string CLASS AND THE STANDARD TEMPLATE LIBRARY

You will learn about the following in this chapter:

• The standard C++ string class

• The auto_ptr template

• The Standard Template Library (STL)

• Container classes

• Iterators

• Function objects (functors)

• STL algorithms

By now you are familiar with the C++ goal of reusable code. One of the big payoffs is when you can reuse code written by others. That's where class libraries come in. There are many commercially available C++ class libraries, and there also are the libraries that come as part of the C++ package. For example, you've been using the input/output classes supported by the ostream header file. This chapter will look at other reusable code available for your programming pleasure. First, ...