Description:
Templates are among the most powerful features of C++, but they are too often neglected, misunderstood, and misused. C++ Templates: The Complete Guide provides software architects and engineers with a clear understanding of why, when, and how to use templates to build and maintain cleaner, faster, and smarter software more efficiently. C++ Templates begins with an insightful tutorial on basic concepts and language features. The remainder of the book serves as a comprehensive reference, focusing first on language details, then on a wide range of coding techniques, and finally on advanced applications for templates. Examples used throughout the book illustrate abstract concepts and demonstrate best practices. Readers learn: The exact behaviors of templates -- How to avoid the pitfalls associated with templates -- Idioms and techniques, from the basic to the previously undocumented -- How to reuse source code without threatening performance or safety -- How to increase the efficiency of C++ programs -- How to produce more flexible and maintainable software -- This practical guide shows programmers how to exploit the full power of the template features in C++. -- Provided by publisher
Part I. The Basics: Function Templates ; Class Templates ; Nontype Template Parameters ; Variadic Templates ; Tricky Basics ; Move Semantics and enable_if<> ; By Value or by Reference? ; Compile-Time Programming ; Using Templates in Practice ;Basic Template Terminology ; Generic Libraries -- Part II. Templates in Depth: Fundamentals in Depth ; Names in Templates ; Instantiation ; Template Argument Deduction ; Specialization and Overloading ; Future Directions -- Part III. Templates and Design: The Polymorphic Power of Templates ; Implementing Traits ; Overloading on Type Properties ; Templates and Inheritance ; Bridging Static and Dynamic Polymorphism ; Metaprogramming ; Typelists ; Tuples ; Discriminated Unions ; Expression Templates ; Debugging Templates -- Appendixes: A. The One-Definition Rule ; B. Value Categories ; C. Overload Resolution ; D. Standard Type Utilities ; E. Concepts