The Visual C++ libraries are documented in the following references.
- ATL Reference
Provides reference material for the ATL Library, a set of template-based C++ classes that simplify the programming of COM objects.
- MFC Reference
Provides reference material for the MFC Library, a set of classes that constitute an application framework, which is the framework of an application written for the Windows API.
- ATL/MFC Shared Classes
Provides reference material for classes shared between ATL and MFC.
- MFC Feature Pack for Visual C++ 2008
Provides reference material for MFC classes provided as an add-on to MFC 9.0 with support for the Office Fluent UI ribbon functionality, docking windows, enhanced toolbars and controls, an application visual manager, and more.
- OLE DB Templates
Provides reference material for the OLE DB consumer and provider templates, a set of template classes that implement many commonly used OLE DB interfaces.
- Run-Time Library Reference
Provides reference material for the C Run-Time Library, a set of routines that automate many common programming tasks that are not provided by the C and C++ languages.
- Standard C++ Library Reference
Provides reference material for the Standard C++ Library implementation, a set of header files that provide functions to perform essential services such as input and output and provide efficient implementations of frequently used operations.
- Standard C++ Library TR1 Extensions Reference
Provides reference material for supported extensions to the Standard C++ Library in Technical Report 1, including array templates, random number generators, smart pointers, type traits, templates for tuples, regular expressions, and more.
- STL/CLR Library Reference
The STL/CLR Library is a packaging of the Standard Template Library (STL), a subset of the Standard C++ Library, for use with C++ and the .NET Framework common language runtime (CLR). With STL/CLR, you can use all the containers, iterators, and algorithms of STL in a managed environment.
- .NET Framework General Reference
Provides links to reference documentation for the .NET Framework.
- Visual C++: Samples Included in Visual C++
Provides links to sample code showing the capabilities of Visual C++ and the libraries and technologies it supports.
- Debugging in Visual Studio
Provides links to using the Visual Studio debugger to correct logic errors in your application or stored procedures.
- Building a C/C++ Program
Provides links to topics describing building your program from the command line or from the integrated development environment of Visual Studio.
- Visual C++
Provides links to different areas of the Visual Studio and Visual C++ documentation set.