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<p>
<a href="#Alphabetically">Libraries Listed Alphabetically</a><br>
<a href="#Category">Libraries Listed by Category<br>
</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="#String">String and text processing<br>
</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="#Containers">Containers<br>
</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="#Iterators">Iterators<br>
</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="#Algorithms">Algorithms<br>
</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="#Function-objects">Function Objects and
higher-order programming<br>
</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="#Generic">Generic Programming</a><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="#Generic">Template
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="#Preprocessor">Preprocessor Metaprogramming</a><a href="#Generic"><br>
</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="#Concurrent">Concurrent Programming</a><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="#Math">Math and numerics<br>
</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="#Inter-language">Inter-language support</a><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="#Correctness">Correctness and testing<br>
</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="#Data">Data structures<br>
</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="#Memory">Memory<br>
</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="#Miscellaneous">Miscellaneous</a><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="#workarounds">Broken compiler workarounds</a><br>
<a href="#Obsolete">Obsolete Libraries</a><br>
<a href="#Beta">Beta Libraries</a></p>

<p>See <a href="../status/compiler_status.html">Compiler Status</a>
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See <a href="../more/download.html">Download and Installation</a>  page to find out
how to download and install the libraries.<br>
See <a href="../tools/build/index.html">Building Boost Libraries</a>  page to find
out how to build object libraries, when needed.</p>

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<h2>Libraries Listed <a name="Alphabetically">Alphabetically</a></h2>

<ul>
    <li><a href="any/index.html">any</a> - Safe, generic container for single
      values of different value types, from Kevlin Henney.&nbsp;</li>
    <li><a href="array/index.htm">array</a> - STL compliant
        container wrapper for arrays of constant size, from
        Nicolai Josuttis.</li>
    <li><a href="bind/bind.html">bind</a> and <a href="bind/mem_fn.html"> mem_fn</a> - Generalized binders for function/object/pointers and member functions, from Peter
      Dimov.</li>
    <li><a href="utility/call_traits.htm">call_traits</a> -
        Defines types for passing parameters, from John Maddock,
        Howard Hinnant, et al.</li>
    <li><a href="compatibility/index.html">compatibility</a> - Help for
      non-conforming standard libraries, from Ralf Grosse-Kunstleve and Jens
      Maurer.</li>
    <li><a href="compose/index.htm">compose</a> - Functional
        composition adapters for the STL, from Nicolai Josuttis.</li>
    <li><a href="utility/compressed_pair.htm">compressed_pair</a>
        - Empty member optimization, from John Maddock, Howard
        Hinnant, et al.</li>
    <li><a href="concept_check/concept_check.htm">concept check</a>
        - Tools for generic programming, from Jeremy Siek.</li>
    <li><a href="config/config.htm">config</a> - Helps boost
        library developers adapt to compiler idiosyncrasies; not
        intended for library users.</li>
    <li><a href="conversion/index.htm">conversion</a> - Numeric,
        polymorphic, and lexical casts, from Dave Abrahams and
        Kevlin Henney.</li>
    <li><a href="crc/index.html">crc</a> - Cyclic Redundancy Code, from Daryle
      Walker.</li>
    <li><a href="function/index.html">function</a> - Function object wrappers
      for deferred calls or callbacks, from Doug Gregor.</li>
    <li><a href="functional/index.html">functional</a> - Enhanced
        function object adaptors, from Mark Rodgers.</li>
    <li><a href="graph/doc/table_of_contents.html">graph</a> -
        Generic graph components and algorithms, from Jeremy Siek
        and a University of Notre Dame team.</li>
    <li><a href="integer/index.htm">integer</a> - Headers to ease
        dealing with integral types.</li>
    <li><a href="utility/iterator_adaptors.htm">iterator adaptors</a>
        - Adapt a base type into a standard conforming iterator,
        and more, from Dave Abrahams, Jeremy Siek, and John
        Potter.</li>
    <li><a href="math/doc/index.html">math</a> - Several contributions in the 
    domain of mathematics, from various authors.</li>
    <li><a href="math/doc/common_factor.html">math/common_factor</a> - Greatest 
    common divisor and least common multiple, from Daryle Walker.</li>
    <li><a href="math/octonion/index.html">math/octonion</a> -
        Octonions, from Hubert Holin.</li>
    <li><a href="math/quaternion/index.html">math/quaterion</a> -
        Quaterions, from Hubert Holin.</li>
    <li><a href="math/special_functions/index.html">math/special_functions</a> -
        Mathematical special functions such as atanh, sinc, and sinhc,
        from Hubert Holin.</li>
    <li><a href="utility/operators.htm">operators</a> - Templates
        ease arithmetic classes and iterators, from Dave Abrahams
        and Jeremy Siek.</li>
    <li><a href="pool/doc/index.html">pool</a> - Memory pool management, from
      Steve Cleary.</li>
    <li><a href="preprocessor/doc/index.htm">preprocessor</a> - Preprocessor 
    metaprogramming tools including repetition and recursion, from Vesa Karvonen.</li>
    <li><a href="property_map/property_map.html">property map</a>
        - Concepts defining interfaces which map key objects to
        value objects, from Jeremy Siek.</li>
    <li><a href="python/doc/index.html">python</a> - Reflects C++
        classes and functions into <a
        href="http://www.python.org">Python</a>, from Dave
        Abrahams.</li>
    <li><a href="random/index.html">random</a> - A complete
        system for random number generation, from Jens Maurer.</li>
    <li><a href="rational/index.html">rational</a> - A rational
        number class, from Paul Moore.</li>

    <li><a href="bind/ref.html">ref</a> - A utility library for
    passing references to generic functions, from Jaako J&auml;rvi,
    Peter Dimov, Doug Gregor, and Dave Abrahams.</li>

    <li><a href="regex/index.htm">regex</a> - Regular expression
        library, from John Maddock.</li>
    <li><a href="smart_ptr/index.htm">smart_ptr</a> - Five smart
        pointer class templates, from Greg Colvin, Beman Dawes,
        Peter Dimov, and Darin Adler.</li>
    <li><a href="static_assert/static_assert.htm">static_assert</a>
        - Static assertions (compile time assertions), from John
        Maddock.</li>
    <li><a href="test/doc/index.htm">test</a> - Support for program testing and
      execution, from Beman Dawes.</li>
    <li><a href="thread/doc/index.html">thread</a> - Portable C++
      multi-threading, from William Kempf.</li>
    <li><a href="timer/index.htm">timer</a> - Event timer,
        progress timer, and progress display classes, from Beman
        Dawes.</li>
    <li><a href="tokenizer/index.htm">tokenizer</a> - Break of a string or other
      character sequence into a series of tokens, from John Bandela.</li>
    <li><a href="tuple/doc/tuple_users_guide.html">tuple</a> - Ease definition of functions returning multiple values, and more,
    from Jaakko Järvi.</li>
    <li><a href="type_traits/index.htm">type_traits</a> -
        Templates for fundamental properties of types, from John
        Maddock, Steve Cleary, et al.</li>
    <li><a href="utility/utility.htm">utility</a> - Class <b>noncopyable</b>
        plus <b>checked_delete()</b>, <b>checked_array_delete()</b>, <b>next(),</b>&nbsp;
      <b>prior()</b>
        function templates, plus <b>base-from-member idiom</b>, from Dave Abrahams and others. </li>
</ul>

<hr>

<h2>Libraries Listed by <a name="Category">Category</a></h2>

<h3><a name="String">String</a> and text processing</h3>

<ul>
    <li><a href="conversion/lexical_cast.htm">conversion/lexical_cast</a> - <tt>lexical_cast</tt>
      class template, from Kevlin Henney.</li>
    <li><a href="regex/index.htm">regex</a> - Regular expression
        library, from John Maddock</li>
    <li><a href="tokenizer/index.htm">tokenizer</a> - Break of a string or other
      character sequence into a series of tokens, from John Bandela.</li>
</ul>

<h3><a name="Containers">Containers</a></h3>

<ul>
    <li><a href="array/index.htm">array</a> - STL compliant
        container wrapper for arrays of constant size, from
        Nicolai Josuttis.</li>
    <li><a href="graph/doc/table_of_contents.html">graph</a> -
        Generic graph components and algorithms, from Jeremy Siek
        and a University of Notre Dame team.</li>
    <li><a href="property_map/property_map.html">property map</a>
        - Concepts defining interfaces which map key objects to
        value objects, from Jeremy Siek.</li>
</ul>

<h3><a name="Iterators">Iterators</a></h3>

<ul>
    <li><a href="graph/doc/table_of_contents.html">graph</a> -
        Generic graph components and algorithms, from Jeremy Siek
        and a University of Notre Dame team.</li>
    <li><a href="utility/iterator_adaptors.htm">iterator adaptors</a>
        - Adapt a base type into a standard conforming iterator,
        and more, from Dave Abrahams, Jeremy Siek, and John
        Potter.</li>
    <li><a href="utility/operators.htm">operators</a> - Templates
        ease arithmetic classes and iterators, from Dave Abrahams
        and Jeremy Siek.</li>
    <li><a href="tokenizer/index.htm">tokenizer</a> - Break of a string or other
      character sequence into a series of tokens, from John Bandela.</li>
</ul>

<h3><a name="Algorithms">Algorithms</a></h3>

<ul>
    <li><a href="graph/doc/table_of_contents.html">graph</a> -
        Generic graph components and algorithms, from Jeremy Siek
        and a University of Notre Dame team.</li>
    <li><a href="utility/utility.htm">utility</a> - Class <b>next(),</b>&nbsp; <b>prior()</b>
      function templates, from Dave Abrahams and others. </li>
</ul>

<h3><a name="Function-objects">Function objects</a> and higher-order programming</h3>

<ul>
    <li><a href="bind/bind.html">bind</a> and <a href="bind/mem_fn.html"> mem_fn</a> - Generalized binders for function/object/pointers and member functions, from Peter Dimov.</li>

    <li><a href="compose/index.htm">compose</a> - Functional
        composition adapters for the STL, from Nicolai Josuttis.</li>
    <li><a href="function/index.html">function</a> - Function object wrappers
      for deferred calls or callbacks, from Doug Gregor.</li>
    <li><a href="functional/index.html">functional</a> - Enhanced
        function object adaptors, from Mark Rodgers.</li>

    <li><a href="bind/ref.html">ref</a> - A utility library for
    passing references to generic functions, from Jaako J&auml;rvi,
    Peter Dimov, Doug Gregor, and Dave Abrahams.</li>

</ul>

<h3><a name="Generic">Generic</a> Programming</h3>

<ul>
    <li><a href="utility/call_traits.htm">call_traits</a> -
        Defines types for passing parameters, from John Maddock,
        Howard Hinnant, et al.</li>
    <li><a href="concept_check/concept_check.htm">concept check</a>
        - Tools for generic programming, from Jeremy Siek.</li>
    <li><a href="utility/operators.htm">operators</a> - Templates
        ease arithmetic classes and iterators, from Dave Abrahams
        and Jeremy Siek.</li>
    <li><a href="property_map/property_map.html">property map</a>
        - Concepts defining interfaces which map key objects to
        value objects, from Jeremy Siek.</li>
    <li><a href="static_assert/static_assert.htm">static_assert</a>
        - Static assertions (compile time assertions), from John
        Maddock.</li>
    <li><a href="type_traits/index.htm">type_traits</a> -
        Templates for fundamental properties of types, from John
        Maddock, Steve Cleary, et al.</li>
</ul>

<h3>Template <a name="Metaprogramming"> Metaprogramming</a></h3>

<ul>
    <li><a href="static_assert/static_assert.htm">static_assert</a>
        - Static assertions (compile time assertions), from John
        Maddock.</li>
    <li><a href="type_traits/index.htm">type_traits</a> -
        Templates for fundamental properties of types, from John
        Maddock, Steve Cleary, et al.</li>
</ul>

<h3><a name="Preprocessor">Preprocessor</a> Metaprogramming</h3>

<ul>
    <li><a href="preprocessor/doc/index.htm">preprocessor</a> - Preprocessor 
    metaprogramming tools including repetition and recursion, from Vesa Karvonen.</li>
</ul>

<h3><a name="Concurrent">Concurrent</a> Programming</h3>

<ul>
    <li><a href="thread/doc/index.html">thread</a> - Portable C++
      multi-threading, from William Kempf.</li>
</ul>

<h3><a name="Math">Math</a> and numerics</h3>

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

<h3><a name="Correctness">Correctness</a> and testing</h3>

<ul>
    <li><a href="concept_check/concept_check.htm">concept check</a>
        - Tools for generic programming, from Jeremy Siek.</li>
    <li><a href="static_assert/static_assert.htm">static_assert</a>
        - Static assertions (compile time assertions), from John
        Maddock.</li>
    <li><a href="test/doc/index.htm">test</a> - Support for program testing and
      execution, from Beman Dawes.</li>
</ul>

<h3><a name="Data">Data</a> structures</h3>

<ul>
    <li><a href="any/index.html">any</a> - Safe, generic container for single
      values of different value types, from Kevlin Henney.</li>
    <li><a href="utility/compressed_pair.htm">compressed_pair</a>
        - Empty member optimization, from John Maddock, Howard
        Hinnant, et al.</li>
    <li><a href="tuple/doc/tuple_users_guide.html">tuple</a> - Ease definition of functions returning multiple values, and more,
    from Jaakko Järvi.</li>
</ul>

<h3><a name="Inter-language">Inter-language</a> support</h3>

<ul>
    <li><a href="python/doc/index.html">python</a> - Reflects C++
        classes and functions into <a
        href="http://www.python.org">Python</a>, from Dave
        Abrahams.</li>
</ul>

<h3><a name="Memory">Memory</a></h3>

<ul>
    <li><a href="pool/doc/index.html">pool</a> - Memory pool management, from
      Steve Cleary.</li>
    <li><a href="smart_ptr/index.htm">smart_ptr</a> - Five smart
        pointer class templates, from Greg Colvin, Beman Dawes,
        Peter Dimov, and Darin Adler.</li>
    <li><a href="utility/utility.htm">utility</a> - Class <b>noncopyable</b>
        plus <b>checked_delete()</b>, <b>checked_array_delete()</b>, <b>next(),</b>&nbsp;
      <b>prior()</b>
        function templates, plus <b>base-from-member idiom</b>, from Dave Abrahams and others. </li>
</ul>

<h3><a name="Miscellaneous">Miscellaneous</a></h3>

<ul>
    <li><a href="utility/base_from_member.html">base-from-member</a> - Idiom to 
    initialize a base class with a member, from Daryle Walker.</li>
    <li><a href="utility/compressed_pair.htm">compressed_pair</a>
        - Empty member optimization, from John Maddock, Howard
        Hinnant, et al.</li>
    <li><a href="conversion/index.htm">conversion</a> - Numeric,
        polymorphic, and lexical casts, from Dave Abrahams and
        Kevlin Henney.</li>
    <li><a href="crc/index.html">crc</a> - Cyclic Redundancy Code, from Daryle
      Walker.</li>
    <li><a href="timer/index.htm">timer</a> - Event timer,
        progress timer, and progress display classes, from Beman
        Dawes.</li>
    <li><a href="utility/utility.htm">utility</a> - Class <b>noncopyable</b>
        plus <b>checked_delete()</b>, <b>checked_array_delete()</b>, <b>next(),</b>&nbsp;
      <b>prior()</b>
        function templates, plus <b>base-from-member idiom</b>, from Dave Abrahams and others. </li>
</ul>

<h3>Broken compiler <a name="workarounds">workarounds</a></h3>

<ul>
    <li><a href="compatibility/index.html">compatibility</a> - Help for
      non-conforming standard libraries, from Ralf Grosse-Kunstleve and Jens
      Maurer.</li>
    <li><a href="config/config.htm">config</a> - Helps boost
        library developers adapt to compiler idiosyncrasies; not
        intended for library users.</li>
</ul>

<p>[Category suggestions from Aleksey Gurtovoy and Beman Dawes]</p>

<hr>

<h2><a name="Obsolete">Obsolete</a> Libraries</h2>

<ul>
    <li><a href="min_rand/index.htm">min_rand</a> - a random
        number generator class from Beman Dawes. Replaced by <a
        href="random/index.html">random</a>.</li>
</ul>

<hr>

<h2><a name="Beta">Beta</a> Libraries</h2>

<p>Boost no longer supports beta libraries on the Boost web site.&nbsp; These
libraries will soon be either submitted for formal review or removed.</p>

<ul>
    <li><a href="array_traits/index.html">array_traits</a> -
        tools to treat built-in arrays more like STL containers
        from Dietmar Kühl. Also see <a href="array/index.htm">array</a>.</li>
    <li><a href="dir_it/index.htm">dir_it</a> - A set of file
        system directory level iterators from Dietmar Kühl.</li>
    <li><a href="pri_queue/index.html">heaps</a> - a heap of
        priority queues from Dietmar Kühl.</li>
</ul>

<hr>

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