Editing Template (C++) (section)

=== Class templates ===
A class template provides a specification for generating classes based on parameters. Class templates are generally used to implement [[container (data structure)|containers]]. A class template is instantiated by passing a given set of types to it as template arguments.<ref name="cpptemplates">{{cite book
 |last1=Vandevoorde
 |first1=Daveed
 |last2=Josuttis
 |first2=Nicolai
 |title=C++ Templates: The Complete Guide
 |publisher=[[Addison Wesley]]
 |year=2002
 |isbn=978-0-201-73484-3
}}</ref> The C++ Standard Library contains many class templates, in particular the containers adapted from the [[Standard Template Library]], such as <code>[[Vector (C++)|vector]]</code>.