Relationship to the C++ Standard Library

C++ Standard Components is a separate entity from theC++ Standard Library that is part of ISO/IEC 14482,which is the international standard for the C++ programminglanguage and library. The C++ Standard Library is describedin theC++ man page section, seeIntro(C++).Several textbooks are also commonly available on the subject.

Parts of C++ Standard Components use the the old,pre-standardiostream(C++) classes for input/output,which is still provided in the UDKfor compatibility purposes.

Many of the classes in the C++ Standard Library are similarin purpose to those in C++ Standard Components, such asstring(C++)and the container classes of what is popularly known as theStandard Template Library. However, they differ (sometimesconsiderably) in the abstractions and interfaces they presentto the C++ programmer. Furthermore some of the classes in C++Standard Components have no equivalent functionality in theC++ Standard Library, such asArgs(C++),Fsm(C++),Graph(C++),Path(C++),Regex(C++)andTime(C++).