The Standard ML Basis Library

Cambridge University Press, 4/5/2004
EAN 9780521794787, ISBN10: 0521794781

Paperback, 484 pages, 25.4 x 17.5 x 2.8 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English

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.

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.