Standard Libraries

Standard Libraries C++ consists of three important parts:

• The  core  language  giving  all  the  building  blocks  including  variables,  data types and literals, etc.

• The C++ Standard Library giving a rich set of functions manipulating files, strings, etc.

• The  Standard  Template  Library  (STL)  giving  a  rich  set  of  methods manipulating data structures, etc.

The ANSI Standard Libraries:

• The ANSI standard is an attempt to ensure that C++ is portable;that code you write for Microsoft's compiler will compile without errors, using a compiler on a Mac, UNIX, a Windows box, or an Alpha.

• The ANSI standard has been stable for a while, and all the major C++ compiler manufacturers support the ANSI standard