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Boost

http://www.boost.org/
Portable C++ source libraries.

Boost is a repository of portable and peer-reviewed C++ libraries.


Accumulators 
Framework for incremental calculation, and collection of statistical accumulators. Math and numerics
Algorithm 
A collection of useful generic algorithms. Algorithms
Any 
Safe, generic container for single values of different value types. Data structures
Array 
STL compliant container wrapper for arrays of constant size. Containers
Asio 
Portable networking, including sockets, timers, hostname resolution and socket iostreams. Concurrent Programming
Assign 
Filling containers with constant or generated data has never been easier. Input/Output
Bimap 
Bidirectional maps library for C++. With Boost.Bimap you can create associative containers in which both types can be used as key. Containers
Bind 
boost::bind is a generalization of the standard functions std::bind1st and std::bind2nd. It supports arbitrary function objects, functions, function pointers, and member function pointers, and is able to bind any argument to a specific value or route input arguments into arbitrary positions. Function objects and higher-order programming
Call Traits 
Defines types for passing parameters. Generic Programming
Chrono 
Useful time utilities. Domain Specific
Circular Buffer 
A STL compliant container also known as ring or cyclic buffer. Containers
Compatibility 
Help for non-conforming standard libraries. Broken compiler workarounds
Compressed Pair 
Empty member optimization. Data structures
Concept Check 
Tools for generic programming. Generic Programming
Config 
Helps Boost library developers adapt to compiler idiosyncrasies; not intended for library users. Broken compiler workarounds
Container 
Standard library containers and extensions. Containers
Context 
Context switching library. Concurrent Programming
Conversion 
Polymorphic and lexical casts. String and text processing
CRC 
The Boost CRC Library provides two implementations of CRC (cyclic redundancy code) computation objects and two implementations of CRC computation functions. The implementations are template-based. Domain Specific
Date Time 
A set of date-time libraries based on generic programming concepts. Domain Specific
Dynamic Bitset 
The dynamic_bitset class represents a set of bits. It provides accesses to the value of individual bits via an operator[] and provides all of the bitwise operators that one can apply to builtin integers, such as operator& and operator<<. The number of bits in the set is specified at runtime via a parameter to the constructor of the dynamic_bitset. Containers
Enable If 
Selective inclusion of function template overloads. Generic Programming
Exception 
The Boost Exception library supports transporting of arbitrary data in exception objects, and transporting of exceptions between threads. Language Features Emulation
Filesystem 
The Boost Filesystem Library provides portable facilities to query and manipulate paths, files, and directories. System
Flyweight 
Design pattern to manage large quantities of highly redundant objects. Patterns and Idioms
Foreach 
In C++, writing a loop that iterates over a sequence is tedious. We can either use iterators, which requires a considerable amount of boiler-plate, or we can use the std::for_each() algorithm and move our loop body into a predicate, which requires no less boiler-plate and forces us to move our logic far from where it will be used. In contrast, some other languages, like Perl, provide a dedicated "foreach" construct that automates this process. BOOST_FOREACH is just such a construct for C++. It iterates over sequences for us, freeing us from having to deal directly with iterators or write predicates. Algorithms
Format 
The format library provides a class for formatting arguments according to a format-string, as does printf, but with two major differences: format sends the arguments to an internal stream, and so is entirely type-safe and naturally supports all user-defined types; the ellipsis (...) can not be used correctly in the strongly typed context of format, and thus the function call with arbitrary arguments is replaced by successive calls to an argument feeding operator%. String and text processing
Function 
Function object wrappers for deferred calls or callbacks. Function objects and higher-order programming
Function Types 
Boost.FunctionTypes provides functionality to classify, decompose and synthesize function, function pointer, function reference and pointer to member types. Generic Programming
Functional 
The Boost.Function library contains a family of class templates that are function object wrappers. Function objects and higher-order programming
Functional/Factory 
Function object templates for dynamic and static object creation Function objects and higher-order programming
Functional/Forward 
Adapters to allow generic function objects to accept arbitrary arguments Function objects and higher-order programming
Functional/Hash 
A TR1 hash function object that can be extended to hash user defined types. Function objects and higher-order programming
Functional/Overloaded Function 
Overload different functions into a single function object. Function objects and higher-order programming
Fusion 
Library for working with tuples, including various containers, algorithms, etc. Template Metaprogramming
Geometry 
Geometry Library. Algorithms
GIL 
Generic Image Library Containers
Graph 
The BGL graph interface and graph components are generic, in the same sense as the the Standard Template Library (STL). Containers
Heap 
Priority queue data structures. Data structures
ICL 
Interval Container Library, interval sets and maps and aggregation of associated values Containers
Identity Type 
Wrap types within round parenthesis so they can always be passed as macro parameters. Preprocessor Metaprogramming
In Place Factory, Typed In Place Factory 
Generic in-place construction of contained objects with a variadic argument-list. Generic Programming
Integer 
The organization of boost integer headers and classes is designed to take advantage of <stdint.h> types from the 1999 C standard without resorting to undefined behavior in terms of the 1998 C++ standard. The header <boost/cstdint.hpp> makes the standard integer types safely available in namespace boost without placing any names in namespace std. Math and numerics
Interprocess 
Shared memory, memory mapped files, process-shared mutexes, condition variables, containers and allocators. Concurrent Programming
Interval 
Extends the usual arithmetic functions to mathematical intervals. Math and numerics
Intrusive 
Intrusive containers and algorithms. Containers
IO State Savers 
The I/O sub-library of Boost helps segregate the large number of Boost headers. This sub-library should contain various items to use with/for the standard I/O library. Input/Output
Iostreams 
Boost.IOStreams provides a framework for defining streams, stream buffers and i/o filters. String and text processing
Iterators 
The Boost Iterator Library contains two parts. The first is a system of concepts which extend the C++ standard iterator requirements. The second is a framework of components for building iterators based on these extended concepts and includes several useful iterator adaptors. Iterators
Lambda 
Define small unnamed function objects at the actual call site, and more. Function objects and higher-order programming
Lexical Cast 
General literal text conversions, such as an int represented a string, or vice-versa, from Kevlin Henney. String and text processing
Local Function 
Program functions locally, within other functions, directly within the scope where they are needed. Function objects and higher-order programming
Locale 
Provide localization and Unicode handling tools for C++. String and text processing
Math 
Boost.Math includes several contributions in the domain of mathematics: The Greatest Common Divisor and Least Common Multiple library provides run-time and compile-time evaluation of the greatest common divisor (GCD) or least common multiple (LCM) of two integers. The Special Functions library currently provides eight templated special functions, in namespace boost. The Complex Number Inverse Trigonometric Functions are the inverses of trigonometric functions currently present in the C++ standard. Quaternions are a relative of complex numbers often used to parameterise rotations in three dimentional space. Octonions, like quaternions, are a relative of complex numbers. Math and numerics
Math Common Factor 
Greatest common divisor and least common multiple. Math and numerics
Math Octonion 
Octonions. Math and numerics
Math Quaternion 
Quaternions. Math and numerics
Math/Special Functions 
A wide selection of mathematical special functions. Math and numerics
Math/Statistical Distributions 
A wide selection of univariate statistical distributions and functions that operate on them. Math and numerics
Member Function 
Generalized binders for function/object/pointers and member functions. Function objects and higher-order programming
Meta State Machine 
A very high-performance library for expressive UML2 finite state machines. State Machines
Min-Max 
Standard library extensions for simultaneous min/max and min/max element computations. Algorithms
Move 
Portable move semantics for C++03 and C++11 compilers. Language Features Emulation
MPI 
Message Passing Interface library, for use in distributed-memory parallel application programming. Concurrent Programming
MPL 
The Boost.MPL library is a general-purpose, high-level C++ template metaprogramming framework of compile-time algorithms, sequences and metafunctions. It provides a conceptual foundation and an extensive set of powerful and coherent tools that make doing explict metaprogramming in C++ as easy and enjoyable as possible within the current language. Template Metaprogramming
Multi-Array 
Boost.MultiArray provides a generic N-dimensional array concept definition and common implementations of that interface. Containers
Multi-Index 
The Boost Multi-index Containers Library provides a class template named multi_index_container which enables the construction of containers maintaining one or more indices with different sorting and access semantics. Containers
Numeric Conversion 
Optimized Policy-based Numeric Conversions. Math and numerics
Operators 
Templates ease arithmetic classes and iterators. Iterators
Optional 
Discriminated-union wrapper for optional values. Miscellaneous
Parameter 
Boost.Parameter Library - Write functions that accept arguments by name. Programming Interfaces
Phoenix 
Define small unnamed function objects at the actual call site, and more. Function objects and higher-order programming
Pointer Container 
Containers for storing heap-allocated polymorphic objects to ease OO-programming. Containers
Polygon 
Booleans/clipping, resizing/offsetting and more for planar polygons with integral coordinates. Miscellaneous
Pool 
Memory pool management. Memory
Preprocessor 
Preprocessor metaprogramming tools including repetition and recursion. Preprocessor Metaprogramming
Program Options 
The program_options library allows program developers to obtain program options, that is (name, value) pairs from the user, via conventional methods such as command line and config file. Input/Output
Property Map 
Concepts defining interfaces which map key objects to value objects. Containers
Property Tree 
A tree data structure especially suited to storing configuration data. Containers
Proto 
Expression template library and compiler construction toolkit for domain-specific embedded languages. Template Metaprogramming
Python 
The Boost Python Library is a framework for interfacing Python and C++. It allows you to quickly and seamlessly expose C++ classes functions and objects to Python, and vice-versa, using no special tools -- just your C++ compiler. Inter-language support
Random 
A complete system for random number generation. Math and numerics
Range 
A new infrastructure for generic algorithms that builds on top of the new iterator concepts. Algorithms
Ratio 
Compile time rational arithmetic. Math and numerics
Rational 
A rational number class. Math and numerics
Ref 
A utility library for passing references to generic functions. Function objects and higher-order programming
Regex 
Regular expression library. String and text processing
Result Of 
Determines the type of a function call expression. Function objects and higher-order programming
Scope Exit 
Execute arbitrary code at scope exit. Language Features Emulation
Serialization 
Serialization for persistence and marshalling. Input/Output
Signals 
Managed signals & slots callback implementation. Function objects and higher-order programming
Signals2 
Managed signals & slots callback implementation (thread-safe version 2). Function objects and higher-order programming
Smart Ptr 
Smart pointer class templates. Memory
Spirit 
LL parser framework represents parsers directly as EBNF grammars in inlined C++. String and text processing
Statechart 
Boost.Statechart - Arbitrarily complex finite state machines can be implemented in easily readable and maintainable C++ code. State Machines
Static Assert 
Static assertions (compile time assertions). Generic Programming
String Algo 
String algorithms library. String and text processing
Swap 
Enhanced generic swap function. Miscellaneous
System 
Operating system support, including the diagnostics support that will be part of the C++0x standard library. System
Test 
Support for simple program testing, full unit testing, and for program execution monitoring. Correctness and testing
Thread 
Portable C++ multi-threading. Concurrent Programming
Timer 
Event timer, progress timer, and progress display classes. Miscellaneous
Tokenizer 
Break of a string or other character sequence into a series of tokens. String and text processing
TR1 
The TR1 library provides an implementation of the C++ Technical Report on Standard Library Extensions. This library does not itself implement the TR1 components, rather it's a thin wrapper that will include your standard library's TR1 implementation (if it has one), otherwise it will include the Boost Library equivalents, and import them into namespace std::tr1. Miscellaneous
Tribool 
3-state boolean type library. Miscellaneous
Tuple 
Ease definition of functions returning multiple values, and more. Data structures
Type Traits 
Templates for fundamental properties of types. Generic Programming
Typeof 
Typeof operator emulation. Language Features Emulation
uBLAS 
uBLAS provides matrix and vector classes as well as basic linear algebra routines. Several dense, packed and sparse storage schemes are supported. Math and numerics
Units 
Zero-overhead dimensional analysis and unit/quantity manipulation and conversion. Domain Specific
Unordered 
Unordered associative containers. Containers
Utility 
Class noncopyable plus checked_delete(), checked_array_delete(), next(), prior() function templates, plus base-from-member idiom. Algorithms
Uuid 
A universally unique identifier. Data structures
Value Initialized 
Wrapper for uniform-syntax value initialization, based on the original idea of David Abrahams. Miscellaneous
Variant 
Safe, generic, stack-based discriminated union container. Containers
Wave 
The Boost.Wave library is a Standards conformant, and highly configurable implementation of the mandated C99/C++ preprocessor functionality packed behind an easy to use iterator interface. String and text processing
Xpressive 
Regular expressions that can be written as strings or as expression templates, and which can refer to each other and themselves recursively with the power of context-free grammars. String and text processing





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User Mailing ListMailing List Subscribehttp://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-users
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