Chapter 1

Exploring the Standard Library Further

In This Chapter

arrow Categorizing the Standard Library functions

arrow Working with container functions such as hash

arrow Performing random access with iterator functions

arrow Working with algorithms such as find

arrow Creating random numbers with functors

arrow Working with utilities such as min and max

arrow Creating temporary buffers with allocators

The Standard Library is one of the most important parts of the C++ developer’s toolkit because it contains a host of interesting functions that let you write great applications. The Standard Library originally started as the Standard Template Library (STL), and a number of companies, including Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) and IBM, distributed it for everyone to use. The International Standards Organization (ISO) eventually ...

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