C++ compiler support

 

C++

Language

Standard library headers

Concepts

Utilities library

Strings library

Containers library

Algorithms library

Iterators library

Numerics library

Input/output library

Localizations library

Regular expressions library (C++11)

Atomic operations library (C++11)

Thread support library (C++11)

 

C++ language

General topics
Preprocessor Comments Keywords	Escape sequences History of C++
Flow control
Conditional execution statements
if statement	switch statement
Iteration statements
for loop range-for loop (C++11)	while loop do-while loop
Jump statements
continue statement break statement	goto statement return statement
Functions
function declaration
lambda function declaration
function template
inline specifier
exception specifications (deprecated)
noexcept specifier (C++11)
Exceptions
throw expression	try-catch block
Namespaces
namespace declaration	namespace aliases
Types
fundamental types compound types enumeration types	union types function types
decltype specifier (C++11)
Specifiers
cv specifiers
storage duration specifiers
constexpr specifier (C++11)
auto specifier (C++11)
alignas specifier (C++11)
Initialization
default initialization value initialization zero initialization copy initialization direct initialization	aggregate initialization list initialization (C++11) constant initialization reference initialization

Literals
integer literals character literals floating-point literals string literals	boolean literals nullptr (C++11) user-defined (C++11)
Expressions
value categories order of evaluation	operators operator precedence
alternative representations
Utilities
Types
typedef declaration
type alias declaration (C++11)
attributes (C++11)
Casts
implicit conversions
const_cast conversion
static_cast conversion
dynamic_cast conversion
reinterpret_cast conversion
C-style and functional cast
Memory allocation
new expression	delete expression
Classes
class declaration this pointer access specifiers	friend specifier initializer lists
Class-specific function properties
virtual function override specifier (C++11) final specifier (C++11)	explicit (C++11) static
Special member functions
default constructor copy constructor move constructor (C++11)	copy assignment move assignment (C++11) destructor
Templates
class template
function template
template specialization
parameter packs (C++11)
Miscellaneous
Inline assembly

 

The following table presents compiler support for new C++ features. These include C++11, C++14 and various technical specifications.

C++ feature	Paper(s)	HP aCC	EDG eccp	GCC	Intel C++	MSVC	IBM XLC++	Sun/Oracle C++	Embarcadero C++ Builder	Digital Mars C++	Clang
alignas	N2341			4.8		11.0*					3.0
alignof	N2341			4.5					Yes		2.9
Atomic operations	N2427			4.4	13.0	11.0					3.1
auto	N1984(v1.0)		4.1(v0.9)	4.4(v1.0)	11.0(v0.9)	10.0(v0.9)	11.1(v1.0)				Yes
C99 preprocessor	N1653			4.3	11.1		10.1	5.9		Yes	Yes
Concepts (removed)	N2617
constexpr	N2235			4.6	13.0		12.1				3.1
decltype	v1.0: N2343 v1.1: N3276		4.1(v1.0)	4.3(v1.0) 4.8.1(v1.1)	11.0(v1.0)	10.0(v1.0) 11.0(v1.1)	11.1(v1.0)		Yes		2.9
Defaulted and deleted functions	N2346		4.1	4.4	12.0	12.0					3.0
Delegating constructors	N1986			4.7		12.0	11.1				3.0
Explicit conversion operators	N2437			4.5	13.0	12.0	12.1		Yes		3.0
Extended friend declarations	N1791		4.1	4.7	11.0	10.0*	11.1				2.9
extern template	N1987	3		3.3	9.0	6.0	11.1		Yes		Yes
Forward enum declarations	N2764			4.6		11.0	12.1				3.1
Inheriting constructors	N2540			4.8							3.3
Initializer lists	N2672			4.4	13.0	12.0					3.1
Lambda expressions	v0.9: N2550 v1.0: N2658 v1.1: N2927		4.1(v0.9)	4.5(v1.1)	11.0(v0.9) 12.0(v1.0)	10.0(v1.0) 11.0(v1.1)					3.1
Local and unnamed types as template parameters	N2657			4.5	12.0	10.0					2.9
long long	N1811	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Namespace Association	N2535			4.4			11.1				2.9
New character types	N2249			4.4							2.9
Trailing function return types	N2541		4.1	4.4	12.1	10.0	12.1				2.9
nullptr	N2431			4.6	12.1*	10.0					2.9
Unicode string literals	N2442			4.4	11.0*			5.7	Yes		3.0
Raw string literals	N2442			4.5		12.0					Yes
User-defined literals	N2765			4.7							3.1
Right angle brackets	N1757		4.1	4.3	11.0	8.0	12.1				Yes
R-value references	v1.0: N2118 v2.0: N2844 v2.1: N2844+ v3.0: N3053		4.1(v1.0)	4.3(v1.0) 4.5(v2.1) 4.6(v3.0)	11.1(v1.0) 12.0(v2.0)	10.0(v2.0) 11.0(v2.1)	12.1(v2.1)		Yes		Yes
static_assert	N1720		4.1	4.3	11.0	10.0	11.1		Yes		2.9
Strongly-typed enum	N2347			4.4	12.0	11.0	12.1		Yes		2.9
Template aliases	N2258			4.7	12.1	12.0					3.0
Thread-local storage	N2659			4.4* 4.8	11.1*	10.0*		5.9*			3.3* 3.3
Unrestricted unions	N2544			4.6							3.0
Type traits	N1836	6.16	4.0	4.3	10.0	8.0			Yes		3.0
Variadic templates	v0.9: N2242 v1.0: N2555		4.1(v0.9)	4.3(v0.9) 4.4(v1.0)	12.1(v0.9)	12.0	11.1(v0.9)				2.9(v1.0)
Range-for loop	N2930			4.6	13.0	11.0					3.0
override and final	v0.8: N2928 v0.9: N3206 v1.0: N3272			4.7	12.0(v0.8)	8.0(v0.8) 11.0(v1.0)					2.9
Attributes	N2761			4.8	12.1						3.3
ref-qualifiers	N2439			4.8.1							2.9
Non-static data member initializers	N2756			4.7		12.0					3.0
Dynamic initialization and destruction with concurrency	N2660			4.3							2.9

* - hover over the version number to see notes

References

Individual vendor compatibility checklists (these are more up-to-date than the table above)

• GCC

• C++11 core language support status
• C++14 core language support status
• C++11 library support status
• C++14 library support status
• Technical Specifications support status

• Clang++

• C++11 core language support status
• C++14 core language support status
• C++14 library support status
• Technical Specifications support status
• C++17 core language support status

• Intel C++

• C++11 core language support status
• C++14 core language support status
• (note: Intel does not ship an implementation of the C++ standard library)

• Oracle C++

• C++11 support status