STL programming from the ground up

Written in the clear, concise, and uncompromising style that has made Schildt's programming books the choice of millions worldwide, STL Programming from the Ground Up is a fastpaced tutorial that provides dozens of ready-to-run examples, programming pointers, and insider tips. It starts with the basics, including a brief history of the STL and its recent standardization, and then describes all of its components. Detailed chapters cover the various containers, algorithms, iterators, function objects, and adapters supported by the STL. You'll even learn how to create your own containers and algorithms! Throughout, you'll find Herb's"In Depth" boxes packed with critical insights and practical techniques.

If you're an intermediate or advanced C++ programmer and the STL is still uncharted territory for you, then STL Programming from the Ground Up has everything you need. And remember: The source code for this book is free on the Web!
You'll find these topics and more inside:

• Overview of the STL
  
• The sequence containers: vector, list, and deque
  
• The associative containers: map, multimap, set, and multiset
  
• The container adapters: queue, stack, and priority-queue
  
• Algorithms
  
• Function objects
  
• Binders, negators, and predicates
  
• Creating your own containers
  
• And much more!

Table of contents

1 Introducing the Standard Template Library

2 STL Programming Fundamentals

3 The deque Container

4 The vector Class

5 The list Container

6 The Container Adaptors

7 map and multimap

8 set and multiset

9 Exploring Algorithms

10 Function Objects, Binders, Negators, and Function Adaptors

11 Iterators

12 Allocators, Custom Containers, and Other Advanced Topics

A The STL Algorithms

B The basic _ string Class

C The valarray Class

D The Numeric Algorithms

Index