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CAMBRIDGE The Standard Ml Basis Library (Pb 2004) by Emden R. Gansner , John H. Reppy
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.