Sams Teach Yourself C++ in One Hour a Day, 9th Edition

Lesson 16

The STL string Class

The Standard Template Library (STL) supplies a container class that aids in string operations and manipulations. The std::string class not only dynamically resizes itself to cater to an application’s requirement but also supplies useful functions (that is, methods that help manipulate a string and that work using it). Thus, it helps programmers make use of standard, portable, and tested functionality in applications and focus on developing features that are critical to their applications.

In this lesson, you learn

• ■   Why string manipulation classes are necessary

• ■   How to work with the STL string class

• ■   How the STL helps you concatenate, append, find, and perform other string operations with ease

• ■   How ...