Beyond the C++ Standard Library: An Introduction to Boost

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Writing for intermediate-to-advanced C++ developers, the author outlines all 58 Boost libraries, and then presents comprehensive coverage of 12 libraries. The topics in this work range from smart pointers and conversions to containers and data structures, explaining exactly how using each library can improve your code. Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgments About the Author Organization of This Book Introduction to Boost String and Text Processing Data Structures, Containers, Iterators, and Algorithms Function Objects and Higher-Order Programming Generic Programming and Template Metaprogramming Math and Numerics Input/Output Miscellaneous Part I: General Libraries Library 1: Smart_ptr How Does the Smart_ptr Library Improve Your Programs? When Do We Need Smart Pointers? How Does Smart_ptr Fit with the Standard Library? scoped_ptr scoped_array shared_ptr shared_array intrusive_ptr weak_ptr Smart_ptr Summary Library 2: Conversion How Does the Conversion Library Improve Your Programs? polymorphic_cast polymorphic_downcast numeric_cast lexical_cast Conversion Summary Library 3: Utility How Does the Utility Library Improve Your Programs? BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT checked_delete noncopyable addressof enable_if Utility Summary Library 4: Operators How Does the Operators Library Improve Your Programs? Operators Usage Operators Summary Library 5: Regex How Does the Regex Library Improve Your Programs? How Does Regex Fit with the Standard Library? Regex Usage Regex Summary Part II: Containers and Data Structures Library 6: Any How Does the Any Library Improve Your Programs? How Does Any Fit with the Standard Library? Any Usage Any Summary Library 7: Variant How Does the Variant Library Improve Your Programs? How Does Variant Fit with the Standard Library? Variant Usage Variant Summary Library 8: Tuple How Does the Tuple Library Improve Your Programs? How Does the Tuple Library Fit with the Standard Library? Tuple Usage Tuple Summary Part III: Function Objects and Higher-Order Programming Library 9: Bind How Does the Bind Library Improve Your Programs? How Does Bind Fit with the Standard Library? Bind Usage Bind Summary Library 10: Lambda How Does the Lambda Library Improve Your Programs? How Does Lambda Fit with the Standard Library? Lambda Usage Lambda Summary Library 11: Function How Does the Function Library Improve Your Programs? How Does Function Fit with the Standard Library? Function Usage Function Summary Library 12: Signals How Does the Signals Library Improve Your Programs? How Does Signals Fit with the Standard Library? Signals Usage Signals Summary Bibliography Index A B C D E F G H-I J-K L M N O P Q-R S T U-V W-Z