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ATLSTL
[STLSoft Projects]

    Template Software for the Active Template Library More...

Modules
Container Library (ATLSTL)
	This library provides facilities for defining and manipulation containers for ATL types.
Property Helpers
	This set of get_/put_ accessor template functions simplify the writing of COM object accessor methods.
String Access Shims (ATLSTL)
	These shims retrieve the C-string for arbitrary types.
Interface Classes
	Interface (template) classes.
Window Access Shims (ATLSTL)
	These shims retrieve the HWND for arbitrary types.

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Detailed Description

    Template Software for the Active Template Library

The philosophy of ATLSTL (http://atlstl.org/) is essentially the same as that of the STLSoft (http://stlsoft.org/) organisation: providing robust and lightweight software to the Active Template Library (ATL) development community. ATLSTL provides template-based software that builds on that provided by ATL and STLSoft in order to reduce programmer effort and increase robustness in the use of the ATL.

Namespaces

The ATLSTL namespace atlstl is actually an alias for the namespace stlsoft::atlstl_project, and as such all the ATLSTL project components actually reside within the stlsoft namespace. However, there is never any need to use the stlsoft::atlstl_project namespace in your code, and you should always use the alias atlstl.

Dependencies

As with all parts of the STLSoft libraries, there are no dependencies on ATLSTL binary components and no need to compile ATLSTL implementation files; ATLSTL is 100% header-only!

As with most of the STLSoft sub-projects, ATLSTL depends only on:

• Selected headers from the C standard library, such as wchar.h
• Selected headers from the C++ standard library, such as new, functional
• Selected header files of the STLSoft main project
• The header files particular to the technology area, in this case the ATL library headers, such as atlbase.h
• The binary (static and dynamic libraries) components particular to the technology area, in this case the ATL libraries that ship with the operating system and your compiler(s)

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