A C++ program can call on a large number of functions from this conforming implementation of the Standard C++ Library. These functions perform essential services such as input and output and provide efficient implementations of frequently used operations.
For more information about Visual C++ run-time libraries, see C Run-Time Libraries.
In This Section
- Breaking Changes in the Standard C++ Library
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This section describes the breaking changes in Visual C++ 2005.
- Standard C++ Library Overview
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Provides an overview of the Microsoft implementation of the Standard C++ Library.
- iostream Programming
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Provides an overview of iostream programming.
- Standard C++ Library Header Files
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Provides links to reference topics discussing the Standard C++ Library header files.
- Standard Template Library Samples
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Provides links to sample code showing how to use the Standard Template Library.
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The STL shipped with Visual C++ has been reengineered several times. With Visual Studio 2005, the STL shipped with VC++ 2005 is a real and profesionnal library. Ok there are others libraries like Boost and but there is no need to purchase an third party library anymore (Dinkumware & co). Thanks to Herb Sutter and the VC Team.