Chapter 1
Exploring the Standard Library Further
IN THIS CHAPTER
Working with container functions
Performing random access with iterator functions
Working with algorithms and utilities
Creating random numbers with functions
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 took over STL, made a few minor changes to it, added some additional features, and renamed it the Standard Library.
The STL and the Standard Library are two separate entities. As the Standard Library ...
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