Search icon CANCEL
Arrow left icon
Explore Products
Best Sellers
New Releases
Books
Videos
Audiobooks
Learning Hub
Conferences
Free Learning
Arrow right icon
Mastering C++ Programming
Mastering C++ Programming

Mastering C++ Programming: Modern C++ 17 at your fingertips

eBook
€22.99 €32.99
Paperback
€41.99
Subscription
Free Trial
Renews at €18.99p/m

What do you get with a Packt Subscription?

Free for first 7 days. $19.99 p/m after that. Cancel any time!
Product feature icon Unlimited ad-free access to the largest independent learning library in tech. Access this title and thousands more!
Product feature icon 50+ new titles added per month, including many first-to-market concepts and exclusive early access to books as they are being written.
Product feature icon Innovative learning tools, including AI book assistants, code context explainers, and text-to-speech.
Product feature icon Thousands of reference materials covering every tech concept you need to stay up to date.
Subscribe now
View plans & pricing
Table of content icon View table of contents Preview book icon Preview Book

Mastering C++ Programming

Standard Template Library

This chapter will cover the following topics:

  • STL overview
  • STL architecture
    • Containers
    • Iterators
    • Algorithms
    • Functors
  • STL containers
    • Sequence
    • Associative
    • Unordered
    • Adaptors

Let's look into the STL topics one by one in the following sections.

The Standard Template Library architecture

The C++ Standard Template Library (STL) offers ready-made generic containers, algorithms that can be applied to the containers, and iterators to navigate the containers. The STL is implemented with C++ templates, and templates allow generic programming in C++.

The STL encourages a C++ developer to focus on the task at hand by freeing up the developer from writing low-level data structures and algorithms. The STL is a time-tested library that allows rapid application development.  

The STL is an interesting piece of work and architecture. Its secret formula is compile-time polymorphism. To get better performance, the STL avoids dynamic polymorphism, saying goodbye to virtual functions. Broadly, the STL has the following four components:

  • Algorithms
  • Functors
  • Iterators
  • Containers

The STL architecture stitches all the aforementioned...

Sequence containers

The STL supports quite an interesting variety of sequence containers. Sequence containers store homogeneous data types in a linear fashion, which can be accessed sequentially. The STL supports the following sequence containers:

  • Arrays
  • Vectors
  • Lists
  • forward_list 
  • deque

As the objects stored in an STL container are nothing but copies of the values, the STL expects certain basic requirements from the user-defined data types in order to hold those objects inside a container. Every object stored in an STL container must provide the following as a minimum requirement:

  • A default constructor
  • A copy constructor
  • An assignment operator

Let's explore the sequence containers one by one in the following subsections.

Array

...

Associative containers

Associative containers store data in a sorted fashion, unlike the sequence containers. Hence, the order in which the data is inserted will not be retained by the associative containers. Associative containers are highly efficient in searching a value with O( log n ) runtime complexity. Every time a new value gets added to the container, the container will reorder the values stored internally if required.

The STL supports the following types of associative containers:

  • Set
  • Map
  • Multiset 
  • Multimap
  • Unordered set
  • Unordered multiset
  • Unordered map
  • Unordered multimap

Associative containers organize the data as key-value pairs. The data will be sorted based on the key for random and faster access. Associative containers come in two flavors:

  • Ordered 
  • Unordered

The following associative containers come under ordered containers, as they are ordered/sorted...

Container adapters

Container adapters adapt existing containers to provide new containers. In simple terms, STL extension is done with composition instead of inheritance.

STL containers can't be extended by inheritance, as their constructors aren't virtual. Throughout the STL, you can observe that while static polymorphism is used both in terms of operator overloading and templates, dynamic polymorphism is consciously avoided for performance reasons. Hence, extending the STL by subclassing the existing containers isn't a good idea, as it would lead to memory leaks because container classes aren't designed to behave like base classes.

The STL supports the following container adapters:

  • Stack
  • Queue
  • Priority Queue

Let's explore the container adapters in the following subsections.

...

Summary

In this chapter you learned about ready-made generic containers, functors, iterators, and algorithms. You also learned set, map, multiset, and multimap associative containers, their internal data structures, and common algorithms that can be applied on them. Further you learned how to use the various containers with practical hands-on code samples.

In the next chapter, you will learn template programming, which helps you master the essentials of templates.

Left arrow icon Right arrow icon
Download code icon Download Code

Key benefits

  • ? ?Get ? ?acquainted ? ?with ? ?the ? ?latest ? ?features ? ?in ? ?C++ ? ?17
  • ? ?Take ? ?advantage ? ?of ? ?the ? ?myriad ? ?of ? ?features ? ?and ? ?possibilities ? ?that ? ?C++ offers ? ?to ? ?build ? real-world ? ?applications
  • ? ?Write ? ?clear ? ?and ? ?expressive ? ?code ? ?in ? ?C++, ? ?and ? ?get ? ?insights ? ?into ? ?how ? ?to keep ? ?your ? ?code ? ?error-free

Description

C++ ? ?has ? ?come ? ?a ? ?long ? ?way ? ?and ? ?has ? ?now ? ?been ? ?adopted ? ?in ? ?several ? ?contexts. Its ? ?key ? ?strengths ? ?are ? ?its ? ?software ? ?infrastructure ? ?and ? ?resource-constrained applications. ? ?The ?C++ ? ?17 ? ?release ? ?will ? ?change ? ?the ? ?way ? ?developers ? ?write code, ? ?and ? ?this ? ?book ? ?will ? ?help ?you ? ?master ? ?your ? ?developing ? ?skills ? ?with ? ?C++. With ? ?real-world, ? ?practical ? ?examples ? ?explaining ? ?each ? ?concept, ? ?the ? ?book ? ?will begin ? ?by ? ?introducing ? ?you ? ?to ? ?the ? ?latest ? ?features ? ?in ? ?C++ ? ?17. ? ?It ? ?encourages clean ? ?code ? ?practices ? ?in ? ?C++ ? ?in ? ?general, ? ?and ? ?demonstrates ? ?the ? ?GUI app-development ? ?options ? ?in ? ?C++. ? ?You’ll ? ?get ? ?tips ? ?on ? ?avoiding ? ?memory ? ?leaks using ? ?smart-pointers. ? ?Next, ? ?you’ll ? ?see ? ?how ? ?multi-threaded ?programming can ? ?help ? ?you ? ?achieve ? ?concurrency ? ?in ? ?your ? ?applications. Moving ? ?on, ? ?you’ll ? ?get ? ?an ? ?in-depth ? ?understanding ? ?of ? ?the ? ?C++ ? ?Standard Template ? ?Library. ? ?We ? ?show ? ?you ? ?the ? ?concepts ? ?of ? ?implementing ? ?TDD ? ?and BDD ? ?in ? ?your ? ?C++ ? ?programs, ? ?and ? ?explore ? ?template-based ? ?generic programming, ? ?giving ? ?you ? ?the ? ?expertise ? ?to ? ?build ? ?powerful ? ?applications. Finally, ? ?we’ll ? ?round ? ?up ? ?with ? ?debugging ? ?techniques ? ?and ? ?best ? ?practices.By ? ?the ? ?end ? ?of ? ?the ? ?book, ? ?you’ll ? ?have ? ?an ? ?in-depth ? ?understanding ? ?of ? ?the language ? ?and ? ?its ? ?various ? ?facets.

Who is this book for?

This ? ?book ? ?is ? ?for ? ?experienced ? ?C++ ? ?developers. ? ?If ? ?you ? ?are ? ?a ? ?novice ? ?C++ developer, ? then ? ?it’s ? ?highly ? ?recommended ? ?that ? ?you ? ?get ? ?a ? ?solid understanding ? ?of ? ?the ? ?C++ ? ?language ? ?before ? ?reading ? ?this ? ?book

What you will learn

  • ? ?Write ? ?modular ? ?C++ ? ?applications ? ?in ? ?terms ? ?of ? ?the ? ?existing ? ?and newly ? ?introduced ? ?features
  • ? ?Identify ? ?code-smells, ? ?clean ? ?up, ? ?and ? ?refactor ? ?legacy ? ?C++ applications
  • ? ?Leverage ? ?the ? ?possibilities ? ?provided ? ?by ? ?Cucumber ? ?and ? ?Google Test/Mock ? ?to automate ? ?test ? ?cases
  • ? ?Test ? ?frameworks ? ?with ? ?C++
  • ? ?Get ? ?acquainted ? ?with ? ?the ? ?new ? ?C++17 ? ?features
  • ? ?Develop ? ?GUI ? ?applications ? ?in ? ?C++
  • ? ?Build ? ?portable ? ?cross-platform ? ?applications ? ?using ? ?standard ? ?C++ features

Product Details

Country selected
Publication date, Length, Edition, Language, ISBN-13
Publication date : Sep 01, 2017
Length: 384 pages
Edition : 1st
Language : English
ISBN-13 : 9781786461629
Category :
Languages :
Tools :

What do you get with a Packt Subscription?

Free for first 7 days. $19.99 p/m after that. Cancel any time!
Product feature icon Unlimited ad-free access to the largest independent learning library in tech. Access this title and thousands more!
Product feature icon 50+ new titles added per month, including many first-to-market concepts and exclusive early access to books as they are being written.
Product feature icon Innovative learning tools, including AI book assistants, code context explainers, and text-to-speech.
Product feature icon Thousands of reference materials covering every tech concept you need to stay up to date.
Subscribe now
View plans & pricing

Product Details

Publication date : Sep 01, 2017
Length: 384 pages
Edition : 1st
Language : English
ISBN-13 : 9781786461629
Category :
Languages :
Tools :

Packt Subscriptions

See our plans and pricing
Modal Close icon
€18.99 billed monthly
Feature tick icon Unlimited access to Packt's library of 7,000+ practical books and videos
Feature tick icon Constantly refreshed with 50+ new titles a month
Feature tick icon Exclusive Early access to books as they're written
Feature tick icon Solve problems while you work with advanced search and reference features
Feature tick icon Offline reading on the mobile app
Feature tick icon Simple pricing, no contract
€189.99 billed annually
Feature tick icon Unlimited access to Packt's library of 7,000+ practical books and videos
Feature tick icon Constantly refreshed with 50+ new titles a month
Feature tick icon Exclusive Early access to books as they're written
Feature tick icon Solve problems while you work with advanced search and reference features
Feature tick icon Offline reading on the mobile app
Feature tick icon Choose a DRM-free eBook or Video every month to keep
Feature tick icon PLUS own as many other DRM-free eBooks or Videos as you like for just €5 each
Feature tick icon Exclusive print discounts
€264.99 billed in 18 months
Feature tick icon Unlimited access to Packt's library of 7,000+ practical books and videos
Feature tick icon Constantly refreshed with 50+ new titles a month
Feature tick icon Exclusive Early access to books as they're written
Feature tick icon Solve problems while you work with advanced search and reference features
Feature tick icon Offline reading on the mobile app
Feature tick icon Choose a DRM-free eBook or Video every month to keep
Feature tick icon PLUS own as many other DRM-free eBooks or Videos as you like for just €5 each
Feature tick icon Exclusive print discounts

Frequently bought together


Stars icon
Total 120.97
Mastering C++ Programming
€41.99
Mastering C++ Multithreading
€36.99
Modern C++ Programming Cookbook
€41.99
Total 120.97 Stars icon

Table of Contents

10 Chapters
C++17 Features Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Standard Template Library Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Template Programming Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Smart Pointers Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Developing GUI Applications in C++ Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Multithreaded Programming and Inter-Process Communication Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Test-Driven Development Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Behavior-Driven Development Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Debugging Techniques Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Code Smells and Clean Code Practices Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Customer reviews

Rating distribution
Full star icon Full star icon Full star icon Empty star icon Empty star icon 3
(2 Ratings)
5 star 50%
4 star 0%
3 star 0%
2 star 0%
1 star 50%
RPDevJesco Dec 13, 2017
Full star icon Full star icon Full star icon Full star icon Full star icon 5
Honestly, this book is a must have for anyone interested in learning C++.
Amazon Verified review Amazon
Amazon Customer Oct 07, 2018
Full star icon Empty star icon Empty star icon Empty star icon Empty star icon 1
As a fan of Jegan, baught the book.But poor content for experienced guys.Request Jegan to improve the content of topics at thorough level as this book is written for experienced developers.
Amazon Verified review Amazon
Get free access to Packt library with over 7500+ books and video courses for 7 days!
Start Free Trial

FAQs

What is included in a Packt subscription? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

A subscription provides you with full access to view all Packt and licnesed content online, this includes exclusive access to Early Access titles. Depending on the tier chosen you can also earn credits and discounts to use for owning content

How can I cancel my subscription? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

To cancel your subscription with us simply go to the account page - found in the top right of the page or at https://subscription.packtpub.com/my-account/subscription - From here you will see the ‘cancel subscription’ button in the grey box with your subscription information in.

What are credits? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Credits can be earned from reading 40 section of any title within the payment cycle - a month starting from the day of subscription payment. You also earn a Credit every month if you subscribe to our annual or 18 month plans. Credits can be used to buy books DRM free, the same way that you would pay for a book. Your credits can be found in the subscription homepage - subscription.packtpub.com - clicking on ‘the my’ library dropdown and selecting ‘credits’.

What happens if an Early Access Course is cancelled? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Projects are rarely cancelled, but sometimes it's unavoidable. If an Early Access course is cancelled or excessively delayed, you can exchange your purchase for another course. For further details, please contact us here.

Where can I send feedback about an Early Access title? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

If you have any feedback about the product you're reading, or Early Access in general, then please fill out a contact form here and we'll make sure the feedback gets to the right team. 

Can I download the code files for Early Access titles? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

We try to ensure that all books in Early Access have code available to use, download, and fork on GitHub. This helps us be more agile in the development of the book, and helps keep the often changing code base of new versions and new technologies as up to date as possible. Unfortunately, however, there will be rare cases when it is not possible for us to have downloadable code samples available until publication.

When we publish the book, the code files will also be available to download from the Packt website.

How accurate is the publication date? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

The publication date is as accurate as we can be at any point in the project. Unfortunately, delays can happen. Often those delays are out of our control, such as changes to the technology code base or delays in the tech release. We do our best to give you an accurate estimate of the publication date at any given time, and as more chapters are delivered, the more accurate the delivery date will become.

How will I know when new chapters are ready? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

We'll let you know every time there has been an update to a course that you've bought in Early Access. You'll get an email to let you know there has been a new chapter, or a change to a previous chapter. The new chapters are automatically added to your account, so you can also check back there any time you're ready and download or read them online.

I am a Packt subscriber, do I get Early Access? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Yes, all Early Access content is fully available through your subscription. You will need to have a paid for or active trial subscription in order to access all titles.

How is Early Access delivered? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Early Access is currently only available as a PDF or through our online reader. As we make changes or add new chapters, the files in your Packt account will be updated so you can download them again or view them online immediately.

How do I buy Early Access content? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Early Access is a way of us getting our content to you quicker, but the method of buying the Early Access course is still the same. Just find the course you want to buy, go through the check-out steps, and you’ll get a confirmation email from us with information and a link to the relevant Early Access courses.

What is Early Access? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Keeping up to date with the latest technology is difficult; new versions, new frameworks, new techniques. This feature gives you a head-start to our content, as it's being created. With Early Access you'll receive each chapter as it's written, and get regular updates throughout the product's development, as well as the final course as soon as it's ready.We created Early Access as a means of giving you the information you need, as soon as it's available. As we go through the process of developing a course, 99% of it can be ready but we can't publish until that last 1% falls in to place. Early Access helps to unlock the potential of our content early, to help you start your learning when you need it most. You not only get access to every chapter as it's delivered, edited, and updated, but you'll also get the finalized, DRM-free product to download in any format you want when it's published. As a member of Packt, you'll also be eligible for our exclusive offers, including a free course every day, and discounts on new and popular titles.