A copy of the 1996 draft ANSI/ISO standard for CeePlusPlus is at http://www.cygnus.com/misc/wp/dec96pub/contents.html. It is quite close to the version ratified in 1998, but less close to the 2003 update. Or for US$18, you can get the real standard. For information go to http://www.jamesd.demon.co.uk/csc/faq.html#B1 or direct to the ANSI website at http://webstore.ansi.org/ansidocstore/default.asp Note that the original 1998 CeePlusPlus standard has been replaced by a version which incorporates a "technical corrigendum" (fixes for a set of defects in the original), with the new standard known as ISO/IEC 14882:2003. A PDF version of the updated standard is available at http://webstore.ansi.org/ansidocstore/product.asp?sku=INCITS%2FISO%2FIEC+14882%2D2003; you can also buy it as a book at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0470846747 (USA) or http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0470846747 (UK). You may also download the updated 2003 standard for Free from Google Code: http://code.google.com/p/openassist/downloads/detail?name=C%2B%2B%20Standard%20-%20ANSI%20ISO%20IEC%2014882%202003.pdf See also: CeePlusPlusIdioms TheCppStandardsCommittee CeePlusPlusEleven CeePlusPlusOneWhy ---- CategoryCpp