Chapter 2 Run-Time Routines by Category

Microsoft run-time library routines handle various kinds of tasks. If you know the type of task you need done, but don't know exactly which routine to use, the categorized lists of routines in this chapter can help. The descriptions here are intended only to give you a brief overview of the capabilities of the run-time library. For a complete description of the behavior, syntax, and use of each routine, see Part 2, “Run-Time Functions.”

The main categories of library routines are

Buffer manipulation

Character classification and conversion

Data conversion

Directory control

File handling

Graphics

Input and output

Internationalization

Math

Memory allocation

Process and environment control

QuickWin

Searching and sorting

String manipulation

System calls

Time

Variable-length argument lists

Virtual memory allocation