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The Best-Selling C++ ResourceNow Updated for C++11The C++ standard library provides a set of common classes and interfaces that greatly extend the core C++ language. The library, however, is not self-explanatory. To make full use of its components-and to benefit from their power-you need a resource that does far more than list the classes and their functions.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.The book covers all the new C++11 library components, includingConcurrencyFractional arithmeticClocks and timersTuplesNew STL containersNew STL algorithmsNew smart pointersNew locale facetsRandom numbers and distributionsType traits and utilitiesRegular expressionsThe book also examines the new C++ programming style and its effect on the standard library, including lambdas, range-based for loops, move semantics, and variadic templates.An accompanying Web site, including source code, can be found at www.cppstdlib.com.