Modern C++ for Absolute Beginners: A Friendly Introduction to C++ Programming Language and C++11 to C++20 Standards

© Slobodan Dmitrović 2020

S. DmitrovićModern C++ for Absolute Beginnershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6047-0_38

38. C++ Standard Library and Friends

Slobodan Dmitrović¹ 

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Belgrade, Serbia

 

C++ language is accompanied by a library called the C++ Standard Library. It is a collection of containers and useful functions that we access by including the proper header file. The containers and functions inside the C++ standard library are defined in the std namespace. Remember the std::string type mentioned earlier? It is also a part of the standard library. The standard library is implemented through class templates. Long story short: prefer using the standard-library to user-provided libraries for everyday tasks.

Some functionalities explained in this ...