Re: Another question

[Chris Wareham <chris wareham catchword com>]

Paul Barton-Davis wrote

> Brian J. Rohan wrote
> > The second is : Is there a list
> > of all special functions included in the standard c++ libraries, what
> > each function does, and its syntax?
>
> Stroustroup, B. "The C Programming Langauge, 3rd edition".
>
> its not absolutely complete, and there are more than a few details of
> the STL missing, but its absolutely the best place to start.

Not meaning to start a flamefest here, but I would hesitate to recommend
Stroustrup. I find the 3rd edition of "The C++ Programming Language" a
very poorly written and frustratinmg book. The text is obtuse, the
explanations of features and their purpose are unclear, and the material
on the STL provides little in the way of useful examples.

The book I *would* recommend on the STL is:
"Generic Programming and the Stl : Using and Extending the C++ Standard 
Template Library" by Matthew H. Austern

As for a general C++ reference, the best thing to do is check out
the Association of C and C++ Users website. Some of the reviews are
a bit dubious, but it gives a good overview of what books are out
there:

http://www.accu.org/bookreviews/public/index.htm

Chris