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)

Technical Specifications

 

C++ language

General topics
Preprocessor Comments	Keywords Escape sequences
Flow control
Conditional execution statements
if	switch
Iteration statements (loops)
for range-for (C++11)	while do-while
Jump statements
continue - break	goto - return
Functions
Function declaration
Lambda function declaration
inline specifier
Exception specifications (deprecated)
noexcept specifier (C++11)
Exceptions
throw-expression	try-catch block
Namespaces
Namespace declaration	Namespace aliases
Types
Fundamental types Enumeration types Function types	Compound types Union types
Specifiers
decltype (C++11) auto (C++11) alignas (C++11)	const/volatile constexpr (C++11)
Storage duration specifiers
Initialization
Default initialization Value initialization Zero initialization Copy initialization Direct initialization	Aggregate initialization List initialization (C++11) Constant initialization Reference initialization

Expressions
Value categories Order of evaluation	Operators Operator precedence
Alternative representations
Literals
Boolean - Integer - Floating-point
Character - String - nullptr (C++11)
User-defined (C++11)
Utilities
Attributes (C++11)
Types
typedef declaration
Type alias declaration (C++11)
Casts
Implicit conversions - Explicit conversions
static_cast - dynamic_cast
const_cast - reinterpret_cast
Memory allocation
new expression	delete expression
Classes
Class declaration Initializer lists this pointer	Access specifiers friend specifier
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	History of C++

 

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

C++ feature	Paper(s)	Version	HP aCC	EDG eccp	GCC	Intel C++	MSVC	IBM XLC++	Sun/Oracle C++	Embarcadero C++ Builder	Digital Mars C++	Clang
alignas	N2341	c++11		4.8	4.8	15.0	11.0*		5.13			3.0
alignof	N2341	c++11		4.8	4.5	15.0	14.0		5.13	Yes		2.9
Atomic operations	N2427	c++11		Yes	4.4	13.0	11.0					3.1
auto	N1984(v1.0)	c++11	A.06.25	4.1(v0.9)	4.4(v1.0)	11.0(v0.9) 12.0(v1.0)	10.0(v0.9)	11.1(v1.0)	5.13			Yes
C99 preprocessor	N1653		A.06.25	4.1	4.3	11.1	14.0*	10.1	5.9		Yes	Yes
constexpr	N2235	c++11	A.06.28	4.6	4.6	13.0* 14.0	14.0* 14.0	12.1* 13.1	5.13			3.1
decltype	v1.0: N2343 v1.1: N3276	c++11	A.06.25	4.1(v1.0)	4.3(v1.0) 4.8.1(v1.1)	11.0(v1.0) 12.0(v1.1)	10.0(v1.0) 11.0(v1.1)	11.1(v1.0)	5.13	Yes	8.52(v1.0)	2.9
Defaulted and deleted functions	N2346	c++11	A.06.25	4.1	4.4	12.0	12.0	13.1	5.13			3.0
Delegating constructors	N1986	c++11	A.06.28	4.7	4.7	14.0	12.0	11.1	5.13			3.0
Explicit conversion operators	N2437	c++11	A.06.27	4.4	4.5	13.0	12.0	12.1	5.13	Yes		3.0
Extended friend declarations	N1791	c++11	A.06.25	4.1	4.7	11.1* 12.0	10.0* 12.0	11.1	5.13			2.9
extern template	N1987	c++11	A.06.25	3.9	3.3	9.0	6.0	11.1	5.13	Yes		Yes
Forward enum declarations	N2764	c++11		4.5	4.6	11.1* 14.0	11.0	12.1	5.13			3.1
Inheriting constructors	N2540	c++11		4.8	4.8	15.0	14.0		5.13			3.3
Initializer lists	N2672	c++11	A.06.28	4.5	4.4	13.0* 14.0	12.0		5.13			3.1
Lambda expressions	v0.9: N2550 v1.0: N2658 v1.1: N2927	c++11	A.06.25	4.1(v1.1)	4.5(v1.1)	12.0(v1.1)	10.0(v1.0) 11.0(v1.1)		5.13			3.1
Local and unnamed types as template parameters	N2657		A.06.27	4.2	4.5	12.0	10.0		5.13			2.9
long long	N1811	c++11	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Inline namespaces	N2535	c++11	A.06.28	4.5	4.4	14.0	14.0	11.1	5.13			2.9
New character types	N2249	c++11	A.06.27	4.4	4.4	12.1* 14.0	14.0		5.13		8.52	2.9
Trailing function return types	N2541	c++11	A.06.27	4.1	4.4	12.0	10.0	12.1	5.13			2.9
nullptr	N2431	c++11	A.06.27	4.2	4.6	12.1	10.0	13.1	5.13		8.52	2.9
Unicode string literals	N2442	c++11	A.06.28	4.7	4.4	11.0*	14.0		5.7	Yes	8.52	3.0
Raw string literals	N2442	c++11	A.06.28	4.7	4.5	14.0	12.0		5.13		8.52	Yes
User-defined literals	N2765	c++11		4.8	4.7	15.0	14.0					3.1
Right angle brackets	N1757	c++11		4.1	4.3	11.0	8.0	12.1	5.13			Yes
R-value references	v1.0: N2118 v2.0: N2844 v2.1: N2844+ v3.0: N3053	c++11	A.06.25	4.5(v3.0)	4.3(v1.0) 4.5(v2.1) 4.6(v3.0)	11.1(v1.0) 12.0(v2.0) 14.0(v3.0)	10.0(v2.0) 11.0(v2.1) 14.0(v3.0)	12.1(v2.1)	5.13	Yes		Yes
static_assert	N1720	c++11	A.06.25	4.1	4.3	11.0	10.0	11.1	5.13	Yes	8.52	2.9
Strongly-typed enum	N2347	c++11	A.06.25	4.0	4.4	13.0	11.0	12.1	5.13	Yes		2.9
Template aliases	N2258	c++11	A.06.27	4.2	4.7	12.1	12.0		5.13			3.0
Thread-local storage	N2659	c++11		4.8	4.4* 4.8	11.1* 15.0*	10.0* 14.0		5.9*		8.52*	3.3* 3.3
Unrestricted unions	N2544	c++11	A.06.28	4.6	4.6	14.0*	14.0		5.13			3.0
Type traits	N1836	c++11	6.16	4.0	4.3	10.0	8.0		5.13	Yes		3.0
Variadic templates	v0.9: N2242 v1.0: N2555	c++11	A.06.27	4.1(v0.9)	4.3(v0.9) 4.4(v1.0)	12.1(v1.0)	12.0	11.1(v0.9)	5.13			2.9(v1.0)
Range-for loop	N2930	c++11	A.06.28	4.5	4.6	13.0	11.0		5.13			3.0
override and final	v0.8: N2928 v0.9: N3206 v1.0: N3272	c++11		4.8(v1.0)	4.7	12.0(v0.8) 14.0(v1.0)	8.0(v0.8) 11.0(v1.0)		5.13			2.9
Attributes	N2761	c++11	A.06.27	4.2	4.8	12.1	14.0		5.13			3.3
ref-qualifiers	N2439	c++11	A.06.28	4.7	4.8.1	14.0	14.0					2.9
Non-static data member initializers	N2756	c++11	A.06.28	4.6	4.7	14.0	12.0		5.13			3.0
Dynamic initialization and destruction with concurrency (magic statics)	N2660	c++11	A.06.25	Yes	4.3	11.1*	14.0					2.9
noexcept	N3050	c++11	A.06.28	4.5	4.6	14.0	14.0					3.0
Variable templates	N3651	c++14			5.0							3.4
Deprecated attribute	N3760	c++14		4.9	4.9	15.0*	14.0					3.4
std::result_of and SFINAE	N3462	c++14			5.0							Yes
Improving std::pair and std::tuple	N4387	c++17
std::shared_mutex (untimed)	N4508	c++17			5.0							3.7
constexpr for <complex>	N3302	c++14			5.0		14.0					3.4
constexpr for <chrono>	N3469	c++14			5.0		14.0					3.4
constexpr for <array>	N3470	c++14			5.0		14.0					3.4
constexpr for <initializer_list>, <utility> and <tuple>	N3471	c++14			5.0		14.0					3.4
Improved std::integral_constant	N3545	c++14			5.0		14.0					3.4
User-defined literals for <chrono> and <string>	N3642	c++14			5.0		14.0					3.4
Null forward iterators	N3644	c++14			5.0*		14.0					3.4
std::quoted	N3654	c++14			5.0		14.0					3.4
Heterogeneous associative lookup	N3657	c++14			5.0		14.0					3.4
std::integer_sequence	N3658	c++14			5.0		14.0					3.4
std::shared_mutex (timed)	N3659	c++14			5.0		14.0					3.4
std::exchange	N3668	c++14			5.0		14.0					3.4
fixing constexpr member functions without const	N3669	c++14			5.0		14.0					3.4
std::get<T>()	N3670	c++14			5.0		14.0					3.4
Dual-Range std::equal, std::is_permutation, std::mismatch	N3671	c++14			5.0		14.0					3.4

* - 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 (complete as of 4.8.1)
• C++14 core language support status (complete as of 5.0)
• C++17 core language support status
• C++11 library support status (complete as of 5.0)
• C++14 library support status (complete as of 5.0)
• Technical Specifications support status
• C++17 library support status

• Clang++

• C++11 core language support status (complete as of 3.3)
• C++11 library support status (complete as of 2012-07-29)
• C++14 core language support status (complete as of 3.4)
• C++14 library support status (complete as of 3.5)
• Technical Specifications support status
• C++17 core language support status
• C++17 library support status

• Microsoft Visual Studio

• C++11/C++14/C++17 core language support status

• C++11 core language support status in VS2013 ("VS12")
• VS2013 vs. VS2015 CTP0
• VS2013 vs. VS2015 CTP1
• VS2013 vs. VS2015 CTP3 (includes the roadmap table)
• VS2015 ("VS14") preview
• VS2015 ("VS14") release candidate (C++11 remains incomplete, but C++17 support appears)

• C++11 and C++14 library support status
• C++11/14/17 Features In VS 2015 RTM including core language and standard library (including technical specifications)

• Intel C++

• C++11 core language support status (complete as of 15.0)
• C++14 core language support status (incomplete)
• Intel does not ship an implementation of the C++ standard library

• EDG

• C++11 core language support status
• C++14 core language support status
• EDG does not ship an implementation of the C++ standard library

• Oracle C++

• C++11 core language support status
• Oracle ships three implementations of the C++ standard library:

• libCstd (RogueWave Standard Library version 2), predates C++98
• stlport4 (STLport Standard Library version 4.5.3), predates C++03
• stdcxx4 (Apache Standard Library version 4), predates C++11

• IBM XL C++

• C++11 core language support status (v 13.1 for AIX)
• IBM ships a version of Dinkumware library for AIX with full support for C++ TR1, including <regex>, but no C++11
• C++11 core language support status (v 13.1.1 for Linux)
• IBM does not ship an implementation of C++ standard library for Linux (uses GNU libstdc++)

• HP aCC

• C++11 core language support status
• HP ships a version of RogueWave STL 2.0 implementation of the C++98 standard library

• Digital Mars C++

• C++11 core language support status

• Embarcadero C++

• C++11 core language support status