12.1 C++ Standard Library Header Files

Table 12-1 lists the headers for the complete standard library along with a brief description of each.

Table 12-1 C++ Standard Library Header Files

Header File	Description
`<algorithm>`	Standard algorithms that operate on containers
`<bitset>`	Fixed-size sequences of bits
`<complex>`	The numeric type representing complex numbers
`<deque>`	Sequences supporting addition and removal at each end
`<exception>`	Predefined exception classes
`<fstream>`	Stream I/O on files
`<functional>`	Function objects
`<iomanip>`	`iostream` manipulators
`<ios>`	`iostream` base classes
`<iosfwd>`	Forward declarations of `iostream` classes
`<iostream>`	Basic stream I/O functionality
`<istream>`	Input I/O streams
`<iterator>`	Class for traversing a sequence
`<limits>`	Properties of numeric types
`<list>`	Ordered sequences
`<locale>`	Support for internationalization
`<map>`	Associative containers with key/value pairs
`<memory>`	Special memory allocators
`<new>`	Basic memory allocation and deallocation
`<numeric>`	Generalized numeric operations
`<ostream>`	Output I/O streams
`<queue>`	Sequences supporting addition at the head and removal at the tail
`<set>`	Associative container with unique keys
`<sstream>`	Stream I/O using an in-memory string as source or sink
`<stack>`	Sequences supporting addition and removal at the head
`<stdexcept>`	Additional standard exception classes
`<streambuf>`	Buffer classes for iostreams
`<string>`	Sequences of characters
`<typeinfo>`	Run-time type identification
`<utility>`	Comparison operators
`<valarray>`	Value arrays useful for numeric programming
`<vector>`	Sequences supporting random access

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