STLSoft is a lightweight, cross-platform and robust template software.

The STLSoft C++ Libraries are a collection of open source C++ template libraries that extend the functionality of the Standard Template Library and provide facades that wrap operating-system and technology-specific APIs. STLSoft is licensed under a BSD-form license to allow it to be used with both open and closed source projects.

STLSoft can be characterized as being lightweight and having high portability, high performance, minimal coupling and high cohesion.

STLSoft is not a framework. STLSoft components are meant to be used as building blocks for higher level components such as applications, classes, libraries and servers.

The libraries cover operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux/Unix, several of which both in 32-bit and 64-bit versions and work with compilers such as Borland C++, CodePlay VectorC C/C++, Comeau C/C++, Digital Mars C/C++, GNU C, Intel C/C++, Metrowerks C/C++, SunPro C/C++, Visual C++ and Watcom C/C++.

STLSoft is written in C++, but it also contains parts that can be used with C. The libraries use templates and rely on compile-time polymorphism. The STLSoft libraries are header-only: the library code is included in and compiled with the user's code. This makes installation and usage of the libraries relatively easy.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· added stlsoft::integer_to_array() function template
· added stlsoft::FILE_iterator iterator class template
· significant fixes and functionality enhancements to platformstl::properties_file class
· defect fix and compatibility enhancements to stlsoft::basic_simple_string
· added automated test makefiles for Borland C/C++ 5.6, Metrowerks CodeWarrior 8, GCC 3.4, and Visual C++ 7.1, 8 & 9
· added numerous examples and unit, component and scratch tests