but can be VERY wordy....and const can drive you crazy.
There are 2 other books, I'd recommend
[link|http://www.amazon.com/C%2b%2b-Standard-Library-Tutorial-Reference/dp/0201379260/sr=1-1/qid=1158270515/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-4268238-1448904?ie=UTF8&s=books|http://www.amazon.co...4?ie=UTF8&s=books]
and [link|http://www.amazon.com/STL-Tutorial-Reference-Guide-Programming/dp/0201379236/sr=1-3/qid=1158270515/ref=pd_bbs_3/102-4268238-1448904?ie=UTF8&s=books|http://www.amazon.co...4?ie=UTF8&s=books]
But, C++ with STL allows most of the data constructs that PERL allows (just not the RE and modules. <sigh>)