Chapter 10. Dealing with C++ templates

This chapter explains how to deal with C++ templates on AIX for C++ application programmers by providing the following sections:

• Section 10.1, “What is a template” on page 378

• Section 10.2, “AIX template implementations” on page 378

• Section 10.3, “Simple code layout method” on page 381

• Section 10.4, “Template instantiation file method” on page 383

• Section 10.5, “Template registry: The preferred method” on page 387

Also, the ISO Standard C++ Library, including the Standard Template Library, is explained in the following section:

• Section 10.6, “Standard C++ Library and STL” on page 388