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C++20 STL Cookbook

By : Bill Weinman
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C++20 STL Cookbook

By: Bill Weinman

Overview of this book

Fast, efficient, and flexible, the C++ programming language has come a long way and is used in every area of the industry to solve many problems. The latest version C++20 will see programmers change the way they code as it brings a whole array of features enabling the quick deployment of applications. This book will get you up and running with using the STL in the best way possible. Beginning with new language features in C++20, this book will help you understand the language's mechanics and library features and offer insights into how they work. Unlike other books, the C++20 STL Cookbook takes an implementation-specific, problem-solution approach that will help you overcome hurdles quickly. You'll learn core STL concepts, such as containers, algorithms, utility classes, lambda expressions, iterators, and more, while working on real-world recipes. This book is a reference guide for using the C++ STL with its latest capabilities and exploring the cutting-edge features in functional programming and lambda expressions. By the end of the book C++20 book, you'll be able to leverage the latest C++ features and save time and effort while solving tasks elegantly using the STL.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Join container elements into a string

Sometimes, there is no algorithm in the library to accomplish a task at hand. We can use iterators, with the same techniques as the algorithms library, to easily write one.

For example, we often need to join elements from a container, with separators, into a string. One common solution is to use a simple for() loop:

for(auto v : c) cout << v << ', ';

The problem with this otherwise simple solution is that it leaves a trailing separator:

vector<string> greek{ "alpha", "beta", "gamma", 
                      "delta", "epsilon" };
for(auto v : greek) cout << v << ", ";
cout << '\n';

Output:

alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon,

This may be fine in a testing environment, but in any production system, that trailing...