Chapter 7. STL Containers

Continuing the discussion begun in Chapter 6, this chapter discusses STL containers in detail. The chapter starts with an overview of the general abilities and operations of all container classes, with each container class explained in detail. The explanation includes a description of their internal data structures, their operations, and their performance. It also shows how to use the various operations and gives examples if the usage is not trivial. Examples are given showing the typical use of each container. The chapter then discusses the interesting question of when to use which container. By comparing the general abilities, advantages, and disadvantages of all container types, the chapter shows you how to find the ...

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