c++-standard-library

What’s the difference between “STL” and “C++ Standard Library”?

The “STL” was written by Alexander Stepanov in the days long before C++ was standardised. C++ existed through the 80s, but what we now call “C++” is the language standardised in ISO/IEC 14882:2014 (and earlier versions, such as ISO/IEC 14882:2011). The STL was already widely used as a library for C++, giving programmers access to … Read more

Iterator invalidation rules for C++ containers

C++03 (Source: Iterator Invalidation Rules (C++03)) Insertion Sequence containers vector: all iterators and references before the point of insertion are unaffected, unless the new container size is greater than the previous capacity (in which case all iterators and references are invalidated) [23.2.4.3/1] deque: all iterators and references are invalidated, unless the inserted member is at … Read more