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Standard C++ Library Reference

Visual Studio 2012

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 CRT Library Features.

Standard C++ Library Overview

Provides an overview of the Microsoft implementation of the Standard C++ Library.

iostream Programming

Provides an overview of iostream programming.

Header Files

Provides links to reference topics discussing the Standard C++ Library header files.

Standard Template Library Samples

Provides links to sample code showing how to use the Standard Template Library.

Visual C++ Reference

Provides links to topics describing the C and C++ language references, the libraries provided with Visual C++, the Visual C++ Extensibility Object Model, and the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM).

Visual C++ Sample Applications

Provides links to sample code showing the capabilities of Visual C++ and the libraries and technologies it supports.

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