C++ Standard Documentation

[HokeyFry]

is there a web site that has the c++ standard documentation, kind of like the java api documentation?

[chippy99]

Google C++ documentation returns lots of valid results.

Heres one http://www.cppreference.com/

[Patrick-Ruff]

here's a good one (also found in google)

http://cplus.about.com/

[Zdravko]

is there a web site that has the c++ standard documentation, kind of like the java api documentation?

Yes, there is! It is located here: http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/

SGI has currently the best STL implementation. MS' one sux.

[Verminox]

here's a good one (also found in google)

http://cplus.about.com/

Somehow I never find my way around about.com.... I don't like commercial websites with loads of ads and unformatted code snippets for programming... </opinion>

I'd really rather go for a more plainer website that gives documentation to the point... and as the OP likes the Java API docs, something like cppreference.com would be more suitable.

[Halcy0n]

If you want a website, then cppreference.com is probably the best way to go. My opinion on a great STL reference (not a website) would be: The C++ Standard Library: A Tutorial and Reference by Nicolai M. Josuttis. I love this book and keep it nearby my desk since I'm forgetful of simple APIs

[nszabolcs]

unfortunately the above links has nothing to do with the C++ standard

if you want _the_ C++ language specification then you should look around on http://www.open-std.org/

direct link to the latest working draft: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg...2006/n2009.pdf
(imho this is what you want)

[amo-ej1]

I'm rather fond of the libstdc++ API documentation: http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstd...mentation.html but it takes some time to get used to it.

[FyreBrand]

Yes, there is! It is located here: http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/

SGI has currently the best STL implementation. MS' one sux.

SGI has the best C++ API documentation. It's so easy to read through and find your way around. I like how it describes forms and also provides links to associated concepts. It's pretty thorough.

The cppreference.com site is pretty nice too.

[nfm]

Hello,

I'm also looking for standard library documentation but for C language, not C++ since I haven't got that far... Two best links that I found are:

http://www-ccs.ucsd.edu/c/index.html
http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/webmonkeys/book/c_guide/

According to the standards, there are 18 headers available in C library, the first link describes all 18 of them, second only 15. Other sites cover only 4, but in very good detail with straightforward examples. I would be very grateful if anybody could tell about any reference, book or anything that covers those all 18 in great detail

I have "The C Programming Language, 2nd edition" but it doesn't cover them all, or maybe I just will google each individual header/class to learn more about it.

Also another question, I have Visual Studio 2005, is Standard Template Library (STL) based on the STL published by SGI? I am so confused on those STLs. I want to learn C++ after I finish with C, I got past pointers and I'm finishing up

Can anybody tell me why linux kernel, drivers and most of the apps are still programmed in C but not in C++? Does it have to do with objects creating garbage and memory leaks?