C Standard Library, The: A Tutorial and Reference

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. Salient Features* Thoroughly documents each library component incorporated in the brand-new C standard* Clearly explains complex concepts, and presents the practical detailed programmers need to use the Standard Library effectively* Contains many examples of working code, all available for download at an accompanying website About the Author Nicolai M. Josuttis is an independent technical consultant who designs mid-sized and large software systems for the telecommunication, traffic, finance, and manufacturing industries. A former member of the C Standard Committee library working group, he is well known in the programming community for his authoritative books. In addition to The C Standard Library, a worldwide best-seller since its first publication in 1999, his books include C Templates: The Complete Guide (with David Vandevoorde, Addison-Wesley, 2003) and SOA in Practice: The Art of Distributed System Design (O’Reilly Media, 2007). Table of Contents* Preface to the Second Edition* Acknowledgments for the Second Edition* Preface to the First Edition* Acknowledgments for the First Edition* Chapter 1: About This Book* Chapter 2: Introduction to C and the Standard Library* Chapter 3: New Language Features* Chapter 4: General Concepts* Chapter 5: Utilities* Chapter 6: The Standard Template Library* Chapter 7: STL Containers* Chapter 8: STL Container Members in Detail* Chapter 9: STL Iterators* Chapter 10: STL Function Objects and Using Lambdas* Chapter 11: STL Algorithms* Chapter 12: Special Containers* Chapter 13: Strings* Chapter 14: Regular Expressions* Chapter 15: Input/Output Using Stream Classes* Chapter 16: Internationalization* Chapter 17: Numerics* Chapter 18: Concurrency* Chapter 19: Allocators* Bibliography* Index