Ok guys, my mistake. It won't happen again. You see, I'm an undergrad,
not fully aware of *standard* c++. So pardon me.
You might ask your instructors why they aren't teaching standard C++,
and also ask in your library (assuming universities still have libraries
these days, they did when I was an undergrad 30 years ago).
Could anyone give a link to the ISO document defining standard C++?
Go to
http://webstore.ansi.org/ansidocstore/ and search for 14882 (the
ISO/IEC number for the document). They have it for download as a PDF
for US$18 (the usage requirements are very strict, though).
Stroustrup's "The C++ Standard: Incorporating Technical Corrigendum No. 1"
is available from Amazon.com price $56.11 and contains the standard up
to 2003 in a hardcover edition published by Wiley (normal price $70).
ISBN 0470846747, if your library wants to order it...
Chris C