Expansion of the STL library for C++: sets and iterators

In the book, the famous C ++ specialist Matthew Wilson demonstrates how to go beyond the C ++ standard and expand the standard library of templates, applying the principles that underlie it to various APIs and non -standard sets to get more effective, expressive, flexible and reliable programs.
The author describes the advanced techniques that will help you perfectly master two important topics: adaptation of the API of the libraries and the operating system to STL-compatible sets and the definition of non-trivial adapters of iterators. This will give you the opportunity to fully implement the opportunities laid down in the STL for writing effective and expressive programs. With real examples, Wilson illustrates a number of important concepts and technical techniques that allow expanding the STL library in such areas that its creators did not even think about, including: sets, categories of references to elements, damage to iterators and output adaptation of the interface.
This book will become an invaluable help for any C ++ programmer, at least in a minimum degree familiar with STL.
On the attached CDs there is an extensive collection of open libraries created by the author. Several test projects and three additional chapters are also included