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Part I. The Boost C++ Libraries (BoostBook Subset)

Table of Contents

1. Boost.Accumulators
Preface
User's Guide
Acknowledgements
Reference
2. Boost String Algorithms Library
Introduction
Release Notes
Usage
Quick Reference
Design Topics
Concepts
Reference
Rationale
Environment
Credits
3. Boost.Align
Introduction
Rationale
Examples
Reference
Vocabulary
Compatibility
Acknowledgments
History
4. Boost.Any
Introduction
Examples
Reference
Acknowledgements
5. Boost.Array
Introduction
Reference
Design Rationale
For more information...
Acknowledgements
6. Boost.Atomic
Introduction
Thread coordination using Boost.Atomic
Programming interfaces
Usage examples
Limitations
Porting
7. Boost.Chrono 2.0.5
Overview
User's Guide
Reference
Appendices
8. Boost.Circular Buffer
Introduction
Circular_buffer example
Rationale
Implementation
More Examples
Header Files
Modelled Concepts
Template Parameters
Trac Tickets
Release Notes
Acknowledgements
Documentation Version Info
Boost.Circular_buffer C++ Reference
Index
9. Boost.Container
Introduction
Main features
Boost.Container and C++ exceptions
Non-standard containers
Extended functionality: Basic extensions
Extended functionality: Configurable containers
Extended functionality: Extended allocators
Extended Functionality: Polymorphic Memory Resources
C++11/C++14 Conformance
Known Issues
History and reasons to use Boost.Container
Indexes
Boost.Container Header Reference
Acknowledgements, notes and links
Release Notes
10. Boost.ContainerHash
Introduction
Tutorial
Extending boost::hash for a custom data type
Combining hash values
Portability
Disabling The Extensions
Change Log
Rationale
Reference
Links
Acknowledgements
11. The Conversion Library 1.6
Description
Polymorphic casts
polymorphic_cast, polymorphic_downcast, polymorphic_pointer_cast and polymorphic_pointer_downcast synopsis
polymorphic_downcast example
polymorphic_pointer_downcast example
History
12. Boost.Date_Time
Conceptual
General Usage Examples
Gregorian
Posix Time
Local Time
Date Time Input/Output
Serialization
Details
Examples
Library Reference
13. Boost.DLL
Motivation
Getting started
Tutorial
Mangled Import
Missuses
Reference
Limitations
F.A.Q.
Design Rationale
Dependencies
Revision History
Acknowledgements
14. Boost.Foreach
Introduction
Extensibility
Portability
Pitfalls
History and Acknowledgements
15. Boost.Function
Introduction
History & Compatibility Notes
Tutorial
Reference
Frequently Asked Questions
Miscellaneous Notes
Testsuite
16. Boost.Heap
Introduction & Motivation
Concepts & Interface
Data Structures
Reference
Acknowledgements
17. Boost.Interprocess
Introduction
Quick Guide for the Impatient
Some basic explanations
Sharing memory between processes
Mapping Address Independent Pointer: offset_ptr
Synchronization mechanisms
Managed Memory Segments
Allocators, containers and memory allocation algorithms
Memory allocation algorithms
Direct iostream formatting: vectorstream and bufferstream
Ownership smart pointers
Architecture and internals
Customizing Boost.Interprocess
Acknowledgements, notes and links
Indexes and Reference
18. Boost.Intrusive
Introduction
Intrusive and non-intrusive containers
How to use Boost.Intrusive
When to use?
Concept summary
Presenting Boost.Intrusive containers
Safe hooks
Auto-unlink hooks
Intrusive singly linked list: slist
Intrusive doubly linked list: list
Intrusive associative containers: set, multiset, rbtree
Semi-Intrusive unordered associative containers: unordered_set, unordered_multiset
Map and multimap-like interface for associative containers
Intrusive avl tree based associative containers: avl_set, avl_multiset and avltree
Intrusive splay tree based associative containers: splay_set, splay_multiset and , splay_tree
Intrusive scapegoat tree based associative containers: sg_set, sg_multiset and sgtree
Intrusive treap based associative containers: treap_set, treap_multiset and treap
Binary search tree hooks: bs_set_base_hook and bs_set_member_hook
Advanced lookup and insertion functions for associative containers
Erasing and disposing values from Boost.Intrusive containers
Cloning Boost.Intrusive containers
Using function hooks
Recursive Boost.Intrusive containers
Using smart pointers with Boost.Intrusive containers
Obtaining iterators from values
Any Hooks: A single hook for any Intrusive container
Concepts explained
Node algorithms with custom NodeTraits
Containers with custom ValueTraits
Thread safety guarantees
Boost.Intrusive Iterator features
Stability and insertion with hint in ordered associative containers with equivalent keys
Obtaining the same types and reducing symbol length
Design Notes
Performance
Release Notes
Tested compilers
References
Acknowledgements
Indexes
Reference
19. Boost.Lambda
In a nutshell
Getting Started
Introduction
Using the library
Lambda expressions in details
Extending return type deduction system
Practical considerations
Relation to other Boost libraries
Contributors
Rationale for some of the design decisions
Bibliography
20. Boost.Lexical_Cast 1.0
Motivation
Examples
Synopsis
Frequently Asked Questions
Changes
Performance
21. Boost.Lockfree
Introduction & Motivation
Examples
Rationale
Reference
Appendices
22. Boost.Tribool
Introduction
Tutorial
Reference
Testsuite
23. Boost.Metaparse
Description
Related publications and blogs
Preface
Getting started with Boost.Metaparse
User manual
Versioning
Performance
The design of the library
Reference
24. Boost.Move
What is Boost.Move?
Introduction
Implementing copyable and movable classes
Composition or inheritance
Movable but Non-Copyable Types
Containers and move semantics
Constructor Forwarding
Implicit Move when returning a local object
Move iterators
Move inserters
Move algorithms
Emulation limitations
How the library works
Thanks and credits
Release Notes
Reference
25. Boost.MPI
Introduction
Getting started
Tutorial
26. Boost.MultiArray Reference Manual
Library Synopsis
MultiArray Concept
Array Components
Auxiliary Components
27. Boost.PolyCollection
Introduction
An efficient polymorphic data structure
Tutorial
Performance
Reference
Future work
Release notes
Acknowledgments
28. Boost.Predef 1.7
Introduction
Using the predefs
Adding new predefs
Reference
Check Utilities
History
To Do
Acknoledgements
29. Boost.Process
Introduction
Concepts
Tutorial
Design Rationale
Extensions
Frequently Asked Questions
Reference
Acknowledgements
30. Boost.Program_options
Introduction
Tutorial
Library Overview
How To
Design Discussion
Acknowledgements
Reference
31. Boost.PropertyTree
What is Property Tree?
Five Minute Tutorial
Property Tree as a Container
Property Tree Synopsis
How to Populate a Property Tree
How to Access Data in a Property Tree
Appendices
Reference
32. Boost.Proto
Preface
Users' Guide
Reference
Appendices
33. Boost.Random
Introduction
Tutorial
Reference
Performance
History and Acknowledgements
34. Boost.Ratio 2.1.0
Overview
User's Guide
Reference
Appendices
35. Boost.Signals
Introduction
Tutorial
Reference
Frequently Asked Questions
Design Overview
Design Rationale
Testsuite
36. Boost.Signals2
Introduction
Tutorial
Example programs
Reference
Thread-Safety
Frequently Asked Questions
Design Rationale
Signals2 API Changes
Testsuite
37. Boost.Stacktrace 1.0
Motivation
Getting Started
Configuration and Build
Acknowledgements
Reference
38. Boost.StaticAssert
Overview and Tutorial
How it works
Test Programs
39. Thread 4.8.0
Overview
Using and building the library
History
Future
Thread Management
Scoped Threads
Synchronization
Thread Local Storage
Synchronized Data Structures
Parallel - Fork-Join -- EXPERIMENTAL
Time Requirements
Emulations
Acknowledgments
Conformance and Extension
40. Boost.TypeErasure
Introduction
How to read this documentation
Basic Usage
Composing Concepts
Functions with Multiple Arguments
Concepts in Depth
Using Any
Examples
Concept Definitions
Predefined Concepts
Reference
Rationale
Future Work
Acknowledgements
Related Work
41. Boost.TypeIndex 4.1
Motivation
Getting started
Configuring and building the library
How it works
Examples
Boost.TypeIndex Header Reference
Making a custom type_index
Space and Performance
Code bloat
RTTI emulation limitations
Mixing sources with RTTI on and RTTI off
Acknowledgements
42. Boost.Typeof
Motivation
Tutorial
Reference
Other considerations and tips
Contributed By:
Acknowledgements
43. Boost.Units 1.1.0
Introduction
Quick Start
Dimensional Analysis
Units
Quantities
Examples
Utilities
Reference
Installation
FAQ
Acknowledgements
Help Wanted
Version Info
Release Notes
TODO
44. Boost.Unordered
Introduction
The Data Structure
Equality Predicates and Hash Functions
Comparison with Associative Containers
Standard Compliance
Implementation Rationale
Change Log
Reference
Bibliography
45. Boost.Variant
Introduction
Tutorial
Reference
Design Overview
Miscellaneous Notes
References
46. Boost.Xpressive
Preface
User's Guide
Reference
Acknowledgments
Appendices
47. Boost.Concept_Check
Concept reference

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