> > > Coming back from java to c++. I wondering if there's a standard set of
utilities for c++ like there is for java. In particular, I'm looking
for a way to read from a URL, to send an EMail, and save a PNG or a JPEG. </>
Nope. None of that in C++ unless you write it yourself.
OK, if no Sun-like entity wrote it -- someone must have written it! For
own personal use if not for the greater public good!
For most common things there C++ libraries available, so usually there is no
need to write one yourself. However many of those libraries are tied to one
particular platform (or only a few platforms) because standard C++ has no
builtin support for platform specific I/O functionality like sockets,
graphics...etc. The best place to ask for the kind of libraries you are
looking for is a newsgroup dedicated to your particular platform, or use
Google to find one.
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Peter van Merkerk
peter.van.merkerk(at)dse.nl