C++ language

 

C++

Language

Standard library headers

Concepts

Utilities library

Strings library

Containers library

Algorithms library

Iterators library

Numerics library

Input/output library

Localizations library

Regular expressions library (C++11)

Atomic operations library (C++11)

Thread support library (C++11)

 

C++ language

General topics
Preprocessor Comments Keywords	ASCII chart Escape sequences History of C++
Flow control
Conditional execution statements
if statement	switch statement
Iteration statements
for loop range-for loop (C++11)	while loop do-while loop
Jump statements
continue statement break statement	goto statement return statement
Functions
function declaration
lambda function declaration
function template
inline specifier
exception specifications (deprecated)
noexcept specifier (C++11)
Exceptions
throw expression	try-catch block
Namespaces
namespace declaration	namespace aliases
Types
fundamental types compound types enumeration types	union types function types
decltype specifier (C++11)
Specifiers
cv specifiers
storage duration specifiers
constexpr specifier (C++11)
auto specifier (C++11)
alignas specifier (C++11)
Initialization
default initialization value initialization zero initialization copy initialization direct initialization	aggregate initialization list initialization (C++11) constant initialization reference initialization

Literals
integer literals character literals floating-point literals string literals	boolean literals nullptr (C++11) user-defined (C++11)
Expressions
value categories order of evaluation	operators operator precedence
alternative representations
Utilities
Types
typedef declaration
type alias declaration (C++11)
attributes (C++11)
Casts
implicit conversions
const_cast conversion
static_cast conversion
dynamic_cast conversion
reinterpret_cast conversion
C-style and functional cast
Memory allocation
new expression	delete expression
Classes
class declaration this pointer access specifiers	friend specifier initializer lists
Class-specific function properties
virtual function override specifier (C++11) final specifier (C++11)	explicit (C++11) static
Special member functions
default constructor copy constructor move constructor (C++11)	copy assignment move assignment (C++11) destructor
Templates
class template
function template
template specialization
parameter packs (C++11)
Miscellaneous
Inline assembly

 

This is a brief reference of available C++ language constructs.

Basic concepts Basic definitions Comments Keywords Escape sequences ASCII chart Fundamental types scoping rules object lifetime one-definition rule memory model phases of translation Preprocessor #if - #ifdef - #ifndef #define #include #warning - #error #pragma - #line Expressions Operators Conversions Literals Identifiers operator precedence value categories evaluation order and sequence points sizeof - alignof - typeid new - delete Statements if - switch for - range-for - while - do-while continue - break - goto - return

Declaration namespace declaration namespace alias lvalue and rvalue references pointers -- arrays enumerations and enumerators storage duration and linkage cv-specifiers - constexpr decltype - auto alignas typedef - type alias attributes Initialization default initialization value initialization copy initialization direct initialization aggregate initialization list initialization reference initialization Functions Function declaration default arguments variadic arguments lambda expression inline specifier overload resolution Exceptions throw try-catch noexcept specifier noexcept operator exception specification

Classes class types - union types data members - member functions static members - nested types derived class - using-declaration virtual function - abstract class bit fields this access specifiers friend specifier default constructor - copy constructor copy assignment - destructor move constructor - move assignment member initializer lists Templates class template function template template specialization dependent names argument-dependent lookup parameter packs - sizeof... Miscellaneous History of C++ program startup program termination inline assembly RAII - Rule of three as-if rule - copy elision - empty base optimization