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From: kc@isc.tamu.edu (Kevin Copps)
Newsgroups: comp.std.c++
Subject: Numeric classes in standard library
Date: 29 Mar 1994 16:59:33 GMT
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The commitee has accepted some version of the following classes 
in the new standard:

bits<N>   - template class for fixed-sized sets of bits
bitstring - sets of bits for which the size may be changed
complex   - complex numbers
dynarray  - general array class
string    - simple character string class
wstring   - wide character string
xalloc    - exception for memory allocation errors

(Some vendors, including Borland, already ship some of these 
 classes with their C++ compilers.)

The commitee has also been looking at adding some type of 
classes for numerical and scientific computation, e.g., vector 
and matrix classes. Does anyone know of the latest word on 
these?

Are there any preliminary examples or documentation on 
the numerical classes the committee is considering? What are the major
issues they are debating?

Kevin Copps
kc@isc.tamu.edu
Institute for Scientific Computation
Texas A&M University