The Standard ML Basis Library
The Standard ML Basis Library
The book provides a description of the Standard ML (SML) Basis Library, the standard library for the SML language. For programmers using SML, it provides a complete description of the modules, types and functions composing the library, which is supported by all conforming implementations of the language. The book serves as a programmer's reference, providing manual pages with concise descriptions. In addition, it presents the principles and rationales used in designing the library, and relates these to idioms and examples for using the library. A particular emphasis of the library is to encourage the use of SML in serious system programming. Major features of the library include I/O, a large collection of primitive types, support for internationalization, and a portable operating system interface. This manual will be an indispensable reference for students, professional programmers, and language designers.
- Reflects the most recent changes to the SML language
- Provides both concise, manual-page-style specifications and more extensive descriptions including design rationales and tutorial material
Product details
October 2004Paperback
9780521794787
484 pages
253 × 176 × 28 mm
0.84kg
37 tables
Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Library modules
- 3. Top-level environment
- 4. General usages
- 5. Text
- 6. Numerics
- 7. Sequential data
- 8. Input/output
- 9. Systems programming
- 10. Sockets
- 11. Manual pages.
