Boost Libraries

Libraries Listed Alphabetically
Libraries Listed by Category
     String and text processing
     Containers
     Iterators
     Algorithms
     Function Objects and higher-order programming
     Generic Programming
     Template Metaprogramming
     Preprocessor Metaprogramming
     Concurrent Programming
     Math and numerics
     Inter-language support
     Correctness and testing
     Data structures
     Memory
     Miscellaneous
     Broken compiler workarounds
Obsolete Libraries
Beta Libraries

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Libraries Listed Alphabetically

any - Safe, generic container for single values of different value types, from Kevlin Henney.
array - STL compliant container wrapper for arrays of constant size, from Nicolai Josuttis.
bind and mem_fn - Generalized binders for function/object/pointers and member functions, from Peter Dimov.
call_traits - Defines types for passing parameters, from John Maddock, Howard Hinnant, et al.
compatibility - Help for non-conforming standard libraries, from Ralf Grosse-Kunstleve and Jens Maurer.
compose - Functional composition adapters for the STL, from Nicolai Josuttis.
compressed_pair - Empty member optimization, from John Maddock, Howard Hinnant, et al.
concept check - Tools for generic programming, from Jeremy Siek.
config - Helps boost library developers adapt to compiler idiosyncrasies; not intended for library users.
conversion - Numeric, polymorphic, and lexical casts, from Dave Abrahams and Kevlin Henney.
crc - Cyclic Redundancy Code, from Daryle Walker.
function - Function object wrappers for deferred calls or callbacks, from Doug Gregor.
functional - Enhanced function object adaptors, from Mark Rodgers.
graph - Generic graph components and algorithms, from Jeremy Siek and a University of Notre Dame team.
integer - Headers to ease dealing with integral types.
iterator adaptors - Adapt a base type into a standard conforming iterator, and more, from Dave Abrahams, Jeremy Siek, and John Potter.
math - Several contributions in the domain of mathematics, from various authors.
math/common_factor - Greatest common divisor and least common multiple, from Daryle Walker.
math/octonion - Octonions, from Hubert Holin.
math/quaterion - Quaterions, from Hubert Holin.
math/special_functions - Mathematical special functions such as atanh, sinc, and sinhc, from Hubert Holin.
operators - Templates ease arithmetic classes and iterators, from Dave Abrahams and Jeremy Siek.
pool - Memory pool management, from Steve Cleary.
preprocessor - Preprocessor metaprogramming tools including repetition and recursion, from Vesa Karvonen.
property map - Concepts defining interfaces which map key objects to value objects, from Jeremy Siek.
python - Reflects C++ classes and functions into Python, from Dave Abrahams.
random - A complete system for random number generation, from Jens Maurer.
rational - A rational number class, from Paul Moore.
ref - A utility library for passing references to generic functions, from Jaako Järvi, Peter Dimov, Doug Gregor, and Dave Abrahams.
regex - Regular expression library, from John Maddock.
smart_ptr - Four smart pointer classes, from Greg Colvin and Beman Dawes.
static_assert - Static assertions (compile time assertions), from John Maddock.
test - Support for program testing and execution, from Beman Dawes.
thread - Portable C++ multi-threading, from William Kempf.
timer - Event timer, progress timer, and progress display classes, from Beman Dawes.
tokenizer - Break of a string or other character sequence into a series of tokens, from John Bandela.
tuple - Ease definition of functions returning multiple values, and more, from Jaakko Järvi.
type_traits - Templates for fundamental properties of types, from John Maddock, Steve Cleary, et al.
utility - Class noncopyable plus checked_delete(), checked_array_delete(), next(), prior() function templates, plus base-from-member idiom, from Dave Abrahams and others.

Libraries Listed by Category

String and text processing

conversion/lexical_cast - lexical_cast class template, from Kevlin Henney.
regex - Regular expression library, from John Maddock
tokenizer - Break of a string or other character sequence into a series of tokens, from John Bandela.

Containers

array - STL compliant container wrapper for arrays of constant size, from Nicolai Josuttis.
graph - Generic graph components and algorithms, from Jeremy Siek and a University of Notre Dame team.
property map - Concepts defining interfaces which map key objects to value objects, from Jeremy Siek.

Iterators

graph - Generic graph components and algorithms, from Jeremy Siek and a University of Notre Dame team.
iterator adaptors - Adapt a base type into a standard conforming iterator, and more, from Dave Abrahams, Jeremy Siek, and John Potter.
operators - Templates ease arithmetic classes and iterators, from Dave Abrahams and Jeremy Siek.
tokenizer - Break of a string or other character sequence into a series of tokens, from John Bandela.

Algorithms

graph - Generic graph components and algorithms, from Jeremy Siek and a University of Notre Dame team.
utility - Class next(), prior() function templates, from Dave Abrahams and others.

Function objects and higher-order programming

bind and mem_fn - Generalized binders for function/object/pointers and member functions, from Peter Dimov.
compose - Functional composition adapters for the STL, from Nicolai Josuttis.
function - Function object wrappers for deferred calls or callbacks, from Doug Gregor.
functional - Enhanced function object adaptors, from Mark Rodgers.
ref - A utility library for passing references to generic functions, from Jaako Järvi, Peter Dimov, Doug Gregor, and Dave Abrahams.

Generic Programming

call_traits - Defines types for passing parameters, from John Maddock, Howard Hinnant, et al.
concept check - Tools for generic programming, from Jeremy Siek.
operators - Templates ease arithmetic classes and iterators, from Dave Abrahams and Jeremy Siek.
property map - Concepts defining interfaces which map key objects to value objects, from Jeremy Siek.
static_assert - Static assertions (compile time assertions), from John Maddock.
type_traits - Templates for fundamental properties of types, from John Maddock, Steve Cleary, et al.

Template Metaprogramming

static_assert - Static assertions (compile time assertions), from John Maddock.
type_traits - Templates for fundamental properties of types, from John Maddock, Steve Cleary, et al.

Preprocessor Metaprogramming

preprocessor - Preprocessor metaprogramming tools including repetition and recursion, from Vesa Karvonen.

Concurrent Programming

thread - Portable C++ multi-threading, from William Kempf.

Math and numerics

math - Several contributions in the domain of mathematics, from various authors.
conversion/numeric_cast - numeric_cast class template, from Kevlin Henney.
integer - Headers to ease dealing with integral types.
math/common_factor - Greatest common divisor and least common multiple, from Daryle Walker.
math/octonion - Octonions, from Hubert Holin.
math/quaterion - Quaterions, from Hubert Holin.
math/special_functions - Mathematical special functions such as atanh, sinc, and sinhc, from Hubert Holin.
operators - Templates ease arithmetic classes and iterators, from Dave Abrahams and Jeremy Siek.
random - A complete system for random number generation, from Jens Maurer.
rational - A rational number class, from Paul Moore.

Correctness and testing

concept check - Tools for generic programming, from Jeremy Siek.
static_assert - Static assertions (compile time assertions), from John Maddock.
test - Support for program testing and execution, from Beman Dawes.

Data structures

any - Safe, generic container for single values of different value types, from Kevlin Henney.
compressed_pair - Empty member optimization, from John Maddock, Howard Hinnant, et al.
tuple - Ease definition of functions returning multiple values, and more, from Jaakko Järvi.

Inter-language support

python - Reflects C++ classes and functions into Python, from Dave Abrahams.

Memory

pool - Memory pool management, from Steve Cleary.
smart_ptr - Four smart pointer classes, from Greg Colvin and Beman Dawes.
utility - checked_delete and checked_array_delete function templates, from Beman Dawes and others.

Miscellaneous

base-from-member - Idiom to initialize a base class with a member, from Daryle Walker.
compressed_pair - Empty member optimization, from John Maddock, Howard Hinnant, et al.
conversion - Numeric, polymorphic, and lexical casts, from Dave Abrahams and Kevlin Henney.
crc - Cyclic Redundancy Code, from Daryle Walker.
timer - Event timer, progress timer, and progress display classes, from Beman Dawes.
utility - Class noncopyable plus checked_delete(), checked_array_delete(), next(), prior() function templates, from Dave Abrahams and others.

Broken compiler workarounds

compatibility - Help for non-conforming standard libraries, from Ralf Grosse-Kunstleve and Jens Maurer.
config - Helps boost library developers adapt to compiler idiosyncrasies; not intended for library users.

[Category suggestions from Aleksey Gurtovoy and Beman Dawes]

Obsolete Libraries

min_rand - a random number generator class from Beman Dawes. Replaced by random.

Beta Libraries

Boost no longer supports beta libraries on the Boost web site. These libraries will soon be either submitted for formal review or removed.

array_traits - tools to treat built-in arrays more like STL containers from Dietmar Kühl. Also see array.
dir_it - A set of file system directory level iterators from Dietmar Kühl.
heaps - a heap of priority queues from Dietmar Kühl.

Revised 24 Mar 2003