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libcxx Namespace

libcxx

The libcxx namespace encompasses the C and C++ standard library headers for use in the current version of Helix.

C Standard Library Headers

Cross-Platform C Headers

Windows-Specific C Headers

  • <conio.h> - Console I/O (Microsoft-specific)
  • <corecrt.h> - Core runtime (Microsoft-specific)
  • <corecrt_io.h> - Core runtime I/O (Microsoft-specific)
  • <corecrt_malloc.h> - Core runtime memory allocation (Microsoft-specific)
  • <corecrt_math.h> - Core runtime math (Microsoft-specific)
  • <corecrt_math_defines.h> - Core runtime math defines (Microsoft-specific)
  • <corecrt_memcpy_s.h> - Core runtime secure memory copy (Microsoft-specific)
  • <corecrt_memory.h> - Core runtime memory (Microsoft-specific)
  • <corecrt_search.h> - Core runtime search (Microsoft-specific)
  • <corecrt_share.h> - Core runtime sharing (Microsoft-specific)
  • <corecrt_startup.h> - Core runtime startup (Microsoft-specific)
  • <corecrt_stdio_config.h> - Core runtime stdio config (Microsoft-specific)
  • <corecrt_terminate.h> - Core runtime termination (Microsoft-specific)
  • <corecrt_wconio.h> - Core runtime wide console I/O (Microsoft-specific)
  • <corecrt_wctype.h> - Core runtime wide character types (Microsoft-specific)
  • <corecrt_wdirect.h> - Core runtime wide directory (Microsoft-specific)
  • <corecrt_wio.h> - Core runtime wide I/O (Microsoft-specific)
  • <corecrt_wprocess.h> - Core runtime wide process (Microsoft-specific)
  • <corecrt_wstdio.h> - Core runtime wide stdio (Microsoft-specific)
  • <corecrt_wstdlib.h> - Core runtime wide stdlib (Microsoft-specific)
  • <corecrt_wstring.h> - Core runtime wide string (Microsoft-specific)
  • <corecrt_wtime.h> - Core runtime wide time (Microsoft-specific)
  • <crtdbg.h> - Debug heap (Microsoft-specific)
  • <direct.h> - Directory control (Microsoft-specific)
  • <dos.h> - DOS interface (Microsoft-specific)
  • <fpieee.h> - IEEE floating point (Microsoft-specific)
  • <io.h> - Low-level I/O (Microsoft-specific)
  • <mbctype.h> - Multibyte character types (Microsoft-specific)
  • <mbstring.h> - Multibyte string (Microsoft-specific)
  • <minmax.h> - Min/max macros (Microsoft-specific)
  • <new.h> - New operator (Microsoft-specific)
  • <process.h> - Process control (Microsoft-specific)
  • <safeint.h> - Safe integer operations (Microsoft-specific)
  • <safeint_internal.h> - Safe integer internals (Microsoft-specific)
  • <share.h> - File sharing (Microsoft-specific)
  • <sys/locking.h> - File locking (Microsoft-specific)
  • <tchar.h> - Generic text mappings (Microsoft-specific)

Unix-Specific C Headers

C++ Standard Library Headers

C++ Wrapper Headers for C Standard Library

  • <cassert> - Conditionally compiled macro for assertion checking
  • <cctype> - Functions to determine character types
  • <cerrno> - Macro containing the last error number
  • <cfenv> - Floating-point environment
  • <cfloat> - Limits of float types
  • <cinttypes> - Formatting macros, intmax_t and uintmax_t math
  • <clocale> - Localization utilities
  • <cmath> - Mathematical functions
  • <csetjmp> - Macro for non-local jumps
  • <csignal> - Functions and macro constants for signal management
  • <cstdarg> - Handling of variable length argument lists
  • <cstddef> - Standard type definitions
  • <cstdio> - C-style input/output functions
  • <cstdlib> - General purpose utilities
  • <cstring> - Null-terminated byte string utilities
  • <ctime> - C-style time utilities
  • <cuchar> - Unicode character conversion facilities
  • <cwchar> - Wide string utilities
  • <cwctype> - Functions for determining wide character types

Mathematical C++ Headers

Algorithms and Utilities

  • <algorithm> - Algorithms for ranges of elements
  • <functional> - Function objects, function invocations, bind operations
  • <iterator> - Iterator utilities
  • <ranges> - Range access, primitives, requirements, utilities and adaptors
  • <utility> - Utility components

Containers

Strings and Text Processing

Input/Output

Memory Management

Threading and Concurrency

Type Support and Metaprogramming

C++20 and Later Features

Platform-Specific Extensions

Unix/Linux Extensions

  • <cxxabi.h> - C++ ABI support (GCC-specific)

Windows Extensions

  • <processthreadsapi.h> - Process and thread API (Windows-specific)
  • <tlhelp32.h> - Tool help functions (Windows-specific)
  • <windows.h> - Windows API (Windows-specific)