Published: 1991
Total Pages: 958
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The Microsoft run-time library is a set of more than 550 ready-to-use functions and macros designed for use in C and C++ programs. The run-time library makes programming easier by providing fast and efficient routines to perform common programming tasks (such as string manipulation), sparing [the reader] the time and effort needed to write such routines. Reliable methods of performing operating-system functions (such as opening and closing files). The run-time library is important because it provides basic functions not provided by the C and C++ languages themselves. These functions include input and output, memory allocation, process control, graphics, and many others. This book describes the run-time library routines included with Microsoft C/C++ version 7.0. These comprise all of the routines included with earlier versions of Microsoft C, as well as many new routines. -Introd.