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 <h1>Modern C++ use in Chromium</h1>

 <p><i>This document lives at
 <a href="https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:styleguide/c++/c++11.html">
 src/styleguide/c++/c++11.html</a> in a Chromium checkout and is part of the more general
 <a href="https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/styleguide/c++/c++.md">
 Chromium C++ style guide</a>. It summarizes the supported state of new and
 updated language and library features in recent C++ standards and the
 <a href="https://abseil.io/about/">Abseil</a> library. This guide
 applies to both Chromium and its subprojects, though subprojects can choose to
 be more restrictive if necessary for toolchain support.</i></p>

 <p>The C++ language has in recent years received an updated standard every three
 years (C++11, C++14, C++17). For various reasons, Chromium does not immediately
 allow new features on the publication of such a standard. Instead, once
 toolchain support is sufficient, a standard is declared "initially supported",
 with new language/library features banned pending discussion.</p>

 <p>You can propose changing the status of a feature by sending an email to
 <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!forum/cxx">
 cxx@chromium.org</a>. Include a short blurb on what the feature is and why you
 think it should or should not be allowed, along with links to any relevant
 previous discussion. If the list arrives at some consensus, send a codereview to
 change this file accordingly, linking to your discussion thread.</p>

 <p>If an item remains on the TBD list two years after initial support is added,
 style arbiters should explicitly move it to an appropriate allowlist or blocklist,
 allowing it if there are no obvious reasons to ban.
 The current status of existing standards and Abseil features is:

 <ul><li><b>C++11:</b> <i>Default allowed; see banned features below</i></li>
 <li><b>C++14:</b> <i>Default allowed; see banned features below</i></li>
 <li><b>C++17:</b> <i>Not yet supported in Chromium, unlikely before mid-2021; <a href="http://crbug.com/752720">tracking bug</a></i></li>
 <li><b>C++20:</b> <i>Not yet standardized</i></li>
 <li><b>Abseil:</b> Initially supported July 31, 2020; see allowed/banned/TBD features below
 <ul>
 <li>absl::StatusOr: Initially supported September 3, 2020</li>
 <li>absl::Cleanup: Initially supported February 4, 2021</li>
 </ul></li>
 </ul></p>


 <h2>Table of Contents</h2>
 <ol class="toc">
 <li>Allowed Features<ol>
     <li>Library
       <a href="#absl-allowlist">Abseil</a>
     </li>
 </ol></li>
 <li>Banned Features<ol>
     <li>Language
       <a href="#core-blocklist">C++11</a>
     </li>
     <li>Library
       <a href="#library-blocklist">C++11</a>
       <a href="#library-blocklist-14">C++14</a>
       <a href="#absl-blocklist">Abseil</a>
     </li>
 </ol></li>
 <li>To Be Discussed<ol>
     <li>Library
       <a href="#absl-review">Abseil</a>
     </li>
 </ol></li>
 </li>
 </ol>

 <h2 id="blocklist_banned"><a name="core-blocklist"></a>C++11 Banned Language Features</h2>

 <p>The following C++11 language features are not allowed in the Chromium codebase.</p>

 <table id="banned_list" class="unlined striped">
 <tbody>

 <tr>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Feature or Library</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Snippet</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Description</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Documentation Link</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Notes and Discussion Thread</th>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>Inline Namespaces</td>
 <td><code>inline namespace foo { ... }</code></td>
 <td>Allows better versioning of namespaces</td>
 <td><a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/namespace#Inline_namespaces">Inline namespaces</a></td>
 <td>Banned in the <a href="https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html#Namespaces">Google Style Guide</a>. Unclear how it will work with components.</td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td><code>long long</code> Type</td>
 <td><code>long long <i>var</i> = <i>value</i>;</code></td>
 <td>An integer of at least 64 bits</td>
 <td><a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/types">Fundamental types</a></td>
 <td>Use a stdint.h type if you need a 64-bit number. <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!topic/chromium-dev/RxugZ-pIDxk">Discussion thread</a></td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>User-Defined Literals</td>
 <td><code><i>type</i> <i>var</i> = <i>literal_value</i>_<i>type</i></code></td>
 <td>Allows user-defined literal expressions</td>
 <td><a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/user_literal">User-defined literals</a></td>
 <td>Banned in the <a href="https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html#Operator_Overloading">Google Style Guide</a>.</td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>thread_local storage class</td>
 <td><code>thread_local int foo = 1;</code></td>
 <td>Puts variables into thread local storage.</td>
 <td><a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/storage_duration">Storage duration</a></td>
 <td>Some surprising effects on Mac (<a href="https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!topic/chromium-dev/2msN8k3Xzgs">discussion</a>, <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!topic/cxx/h7O5BdtWCZw">fork</a>). Use <code>base::SequenceLocalStorageSlot</code> for sequence support, and <code>base::ThreadLocal</code>/<code>base::ThreadLocalStorage</code> otherwise.</td>
 </tr>

 </tbody>
 </table>

 <h2 id="blocklist_stdlib"><a name="library-blocklist"></a>C++11 Banned Library Features</h2>

 <p>The following C++11 library features are not allowed in the Chromium codebase.</p>

 <table id="blocklist_lib_list" class="unlined striped">
 <tbody>

 <tr>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Feature</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Snippet</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Description</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Documentation Link</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Notes and Discussion Thread</th>
 </tr>

 <td>Bind Operations</td>
 <td><code>std::bind(<i>function</i>, <i>args</i>, ...)</code></td>
 <td>Declares a function object bound to certain arguments</td>
 <td><a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/utility/functional/bind">std::bind</a></td>
 <td>Use <code>base::Bind</code> instead. Compared to <code>std::bind</code>, <code>base::Bind</code> helps prevent lifetime issues by preventing binding of capturing lambdas and by forcing callers to declare raw pointers as <code>Unretained</code>. <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!topic/cxx/SoEj7oIDNuA">Discussion thread</a></td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>C Floating-Point Environment</td>
 <td><code>&lt;cfenv&gt;</code>, <code>&lt;fenv.h&gt;</code></td>
 <td>Provides floating point status flags and control modes for C-compatible code</td>
 <td><a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/header/cfenv">Standard library header &lt;cfenv&gt;</a></td>
 <td>Banned by the <a href="https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html#C++11">Google Style Guide</a> due to concerns about compiler support.</td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>Date and time utilities</td>
 <td><code>&lt;chrono&gt;</code></td>
 <td>A standard date and time library</td>
 <td><a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/chrono">Date and time utilities</a></td>
 <td>Overlaps with <code>Time</code> APIs in <code>base/</code>. Keep using the <code>base/</code> classes.</td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>Exceptions</td>
 <td><code>&lt;exception&gt;</code></td>
 <td>Enhancements to exception throwing and handling</td>
 <td><a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/header/exception">Standard library header &lt;exception&gt;</a></td>
 <td>Exceptions are banned by the <a href="https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html#Exceptions">Google Style Guide</a> and disabled in Chromium compiles. However, the <code>noexcept</code> specifier is explicitly allowed. <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!topic/chromium-dev/8i4tMqNpHhg">Discussion thread</a></td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>Function Objects</td>
 <td><code>std::function</code></td>
 <td>Wraps a standard polymorphic function</td>
 <td><a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/utility/functional/function">std::function</a></td>
 <td>Use <code>base::&lcub;Once,Repeating&rcub;Callback</code> instead. Compared to <code>std::function</code>, <code>base::&lcub;Once,Repeating&rcub;Callback</code> directly supports Chromium's refcounting classes and weak pointers and deals with additional thread safety concerns. <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!topic/cxx/SoEj7oIDNuA">Discussion thread</a></td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>Random Number Engines</td>
 <td>The random number engines defined in <code>&lt;random&gt;</code> (see separate item for random number distributions), e.g.:<br/>
 <code>linear_congruential_engine</code>, <code>mersenne_twister_engine</code><br/>
 <code>minstd_rand0</code>, <code>mt19937</code>, <code>ranlinux48</code><br/>
 <code>random_device</code>
 </td>
 <td>Random number generation algorithms and utilities.</td>
 <td><a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/numeric/random">Pseudo-random number generation</a></td>
 <td>Do not use any random number engines from <code>&lt;random&gt;</code>. Instead, use <code>base::RandomBitGenerator</code>. <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!topic/cxx/16Xmw05C-Y0">Discussion thread</a></td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>Ratio Template Class</td>
 <td><code>std::ratio&lt;<i>numerator</i>, <i>denominator</i>&gt;</code></td>
 <td>Provides compile-time rational numbers</td>
 <td><a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/numeric/ratio/ratio">std::ratio</a></td>
 <td>Banned by the <a href="https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html#C++11">Google Style Guide</a> due to concerns that this is tied to a more template-heavy interface style.</td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>Regular Expressions</td>
 <td><code>&lt;regex&gt;</code></td>
 <td>A standard regular expressions library</td>
 <td><a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/regex">Regular expressions library</a></td>
 <td>Overlaps with many regular expression libraries in Chromium. When in doubt, use re2.</td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>Shared Pointers</td>
 <td><code>std::shared_ptr</code></td>
 <td>Allows shared ownership of a pointer through reference counts</td>
 <td><a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/memory/shared_ptr">std::shared_ptr</a></td>
 <td>Needs a lot more evaluation for Chromium, and there isn't enough of a push for this feature. <a href="https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html#Ownership_and_Smart_Pointers">Google Style Guide</a>. <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!topic/cxx/aT2wsBLKvzI">Discussion Thread</a></td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>String-Number Conversion Functions</td>
 <td><code>std::stoi()</code>, <code>std::stol()</code>, <code>std::stoul()</code>, <code>std::stoll</code>, <code>std::stoull()</code>, <code>std::stof()</code>, <code>std::stod()</code>, <code>std::stold()</code>, <code>std::to_string()</code></td>
 <td>Converts strings to/from numbers</td>
 <td><a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/string/basic_string/stol">std::stoi, std::stol, std::stoll</a>, <a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/string/basic_string/stoul">std::stoul, std::stoull</a>, <a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/string/basic_string/stof">std::stof, std::stod, std::stold</a>, <a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/string/basic_string/to_string">std::to_string</a></td>
 <td>The string-to-number conversions rely on exceptions to communicate failure, while the number-to-string conversions have performance concerns and depend on the locale.  Use the routines in <code>base/strings/string_number_conversions.h</code> instead.</td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>Thread Library</td>
 <td><code>&lt;thread&gt;</code> and related headers, including<br />
 <code>&lt;future&gt;</code>, <code>&lt;mutex&gt;</code>, <code>&lt;condition_variable&gt;</code></td>
 <td>Provides a standard multithreading library using <code>std::thread</code> and associates</td>
 <td><a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/thread">Thread support library</a></td>
 <td>Overlaps with many classes in <code>base/</code>. Keep using the <code>base/</code> classes for now. <code>base::Thread</code> is tightly coupled to <code>MessageLoop</code> which would make it hard to replace. We should investigate using standard mutexes, or unique_lock, etc. to replace our locking/synchronization classes.</td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>Weak Pointers</td>
 <td><code>std::weak_ptr</code></td>
 <td>Allows a weak reference to a <code>std::shared_ptr</code></td>
 <td><a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/memory/weak_ptr">std::weak_ptr</a></td>
 <td>Banned because <code>std::shared_ptr</code> is banned.  Use <code>base::WeakPtr</code> instead.</td>
 </tr>

 </tbody>
 </table>

 <h2 id="blocklist_stdlib"><a name="library-blocklist-14"></a>C++14 Banned Library Features</h2>

 <p>The following C++14 library features are not allowed in the Chromium codebase.</p>

 <table id="blocklist_lib_list" class="unlined striped">
 <tbody>

 <tr>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Feature</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Snippet</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Description</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Documentation Link</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Notes and Discussion Thread</th>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td><code>std::chrono</code> literals</td>
 <td><code>using namespace std::chrono_literals;<br>auto timeout = 30s;</code></td>
 <td>Allows <code>std::chrono</code> types to be more easily constructed.</td>
 <td><a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/chrono/operator%22%22s">std::literals::chrono_literals::operator""s</a></td>
 <td>Banned because <code>&lt;chrono&gt;</code> is banned.</td>
 </tr>

 </tbody>
 </table>

 <h2 id="allowlist_abseil"><a name="absl-allowlist"></a>Abseil Allowed Library Features</h2>

 <p>The following Abseil library features are allowed in the Chromium codebase.</p>

 <table id="allowlist_abseil_list" class="unlined striped">
 <tbody>

 <tr>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Feature</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Snippet</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Description</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Documentation Link</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Notes and Discussion Thread</th>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>Optional</td>
 <td><code>absl::optional</code></td>
 <td>Early adaptation of C++17 std::optional.</td>
 <td><a href="https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/utility/optional">std::optional</a></td>
 <td>Replaces <code>base::Optional</code>. <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/cxx/c/zUGqagX1NFU">Discussion thread</a></td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>Status</td>
 <td><code>absl::Status</code></td>
 <td>Type for returning detailed errors.</td>
 <td><a href="https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/status/status.h">status.h</a></td>
 <td>Approved for use inside a wrapper type.  Use <a href="https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:base/strings/abseil_string_conversions.h">abseil_string_conversions.h</a> to convert to and from <a href="https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/string_view.h">absl::string_view</a> so the wrapper can expose <a href="https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:base/strings/string_piece.h">base::StringPiece</a>.  Use <a href="https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/cord.h">absl::Cord</a> directly as minimally necessary to interface; do not expose in the wrapper type API.<br>
 <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/cxx/c/ImdFCSZ-NMA">Discussion thread</a></td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>Variant</td>
 <td><code>absl::variant</code></td>
 <td>Early adaptation of C++17 std::variant.</td>
 <td><a href="https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/utility/variant">std::variant</a></td>
 <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/cxx/c/DqvG-TpvMyU">Discussion thread</a></td>
 </tr>

 </tbody>
 </table>

 <h2 id="blocklist_absl"><a name="absl-blocklist"></a>Abseil Banned Library Features</h2>

 <p>The following Abseil library features are not allowed in the Chromium codebase.</p>

 <table id="blocklist_absl_list" class="unlined striped">
 <tbody>

 <tr>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Feature</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Snippet</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Description</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Documentation Link</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Notes and Discussion Thread</th>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>Any</td>
 <td><code>absl::any a = int{5};
 <br>EXPECT_THAT(absl::any_cast&lt;int&gt;(&a), Pointee(5));
 <br>EXPECT_EQ(absl::any_cast&lt;size_t&gt;(&a), nullptr);</code></td>
 <td>Early adaptation of C++17 std::any.</td>
 <td><a href="https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/utility/any">std::any</a></td>
 <td>Banned since workaround for lack of RTTI isn't compatible with the component build. <a href="http://crbug.com/1096380">Bug</a></td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>Command line flags</td>
 <td><code>ABSL_FLAG(bool, logs, false, "print logs to stderr");<br>app --logs=true;</code></td>
 <td>Allows programmatic access to flag values passed on the command-line to binaries.</td>
 <td><a href="https://abseil.io/docs/cpp/guides/flags">Flags Library</a></td>
 <td>Banned since workaround for lack of RTTI isn't compatible with the component build. <a href="http://crbug.com/1096380">Bug</a><br>
 Use <code>base::CommandLine</code> instead.</td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>Span</td>
 <td><code>absl::Span</code></td>
 <td>Early adaptation of C++20 std::span.</td>
 <td><a href="https://abseil.io/tips/93">Using absl::Span</a></td>
 <td>Banned due to being less std::-compliant than <code>base::span</code>.
 <br>Keep using <code>base::span</code>.</td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>string_view</td>
 <td><code>absl::string_view</code></td>
 <td>Early adaptation of C++17 std::string_view.</td>
 <td><a href="https://abseil.io/tips/1">absl::string_view</a></td>
 <td>Banned due to only working with 8-bit characters.
 Keep using <code>base::StringPiece</code> from <code>base/strings/</code>.</td>
 </tr>

 </tbody>
 </table>

 <h2 id="review_abseil"><a name="absl-review"></a>Abseil TBD Features</h2>

 <p>The following Abseil library features are not allowed in the Chromium codebase.
 See the top of this page on how to propose moving a feature from this list into
 the allowed or banned sections.</p>

 <table id="absl_review_list" class="unlined striped">
 <tbody>

 <tr>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Feature</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Snippet</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Description</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Documentation Link</th>
 <th style='width:240px;'>Notes and Discussion Thread</th>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>128bit integer</td>
 <td><code>uint64_t a;<br>absl::uint128 v = a;</code></td>
 <td>Signed and unsigned 128-bit integer types meant to mimic intrinsic types as closely as possible.</td>
 <td><a href="https://abseil.io/docs/cpp/guides/numeric">Numerics</a></td>
 <td></td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>bind_front</td>
 <td><code>absl::bind_front</code></td>
 <td>Binds the first N arguments of an invocable object and stores them by value.</td>
 <td><a href="https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional/bind_front.h">bind_front.h</a>
 <br><a href="https://abseil.io/tips/108">Avoid std::bind</a></td>
 <td>Overlaps with <code>base::Bind</code>.</td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>Cleanup</td>
 <td><code>FILE* sink_file = fopen(sink_path, "w");<br>auto sink_closer = absl::MakeCleanup([sink_file] { fclose(sink_file); });</code></td>
 <td>Implements the scope guard idiom, invoking the contained callback's `operator()() &&` on scope exit.</td>
 <td><a href="https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/cleanup/cleanup.h">cleanup.h</a></td>
 <td>Similar to `defer` in Golang.</td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>Containers</td>
 <td><code>absl::flat_hash_map, absl::flat_hash_set,<br>absl::node_hash_map, absl::node_hash_set,<br>
 absl::btree_map, absl::btree_set,<br>absl::btree_multimap, absl::btree_multiset,<br>
 absl::InlinedVector, absl::FixedArray</code></td>
 <td>Alternatives to STL containers designed to be more efficient in the general case.</td>
 <td><a href="https://abseil.io/docs/cpp/guides/container">Containers</a><br>
 <a href="https://abseil.io/docs/cpp/guides/hash">Hash</a></td>
 <td>Supplements <code>base/containers/</code>.</td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>Container utilities</td>
 <td><code>auto it = absl::c_find(container, value);</code></td>
 <td>Container-based versions of algorithmic functions within C++ standard library.</td>
 <td><a href="https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm/container.h">container.h</a></td>
 <td>Overlaps with <code>base/ranges/algorithm.h</code>.</td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>FunctionRef</td>
 <td><code>absl::FunctionRef</code></td>
 <td>Type for holding a non-owning reference to an object of any invocable type.</td>
 <td><a href="https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional/function_ref.h">function_ref.h</a></td>
 <td></td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>Random</td>
 <td><code>absl::BitGen bitgen;<br>
 size_t index = absl::Uniform(bitgen, 0u, elems.size());</code></td>
 <td>Functions and utilities for generating pseudorandom data.</td>
 <td><a href="https://abseil.io/docs/cpp/guides/random">Random library</a></td>
 <td>Overlaps with <code>base/rand_util.h</code>.</td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td>StatusOr</td>
 <td><code>absl::StatusOr&lt;T&gt;</td>
 <td>An object that is either a usable value, or an error Status explaining why such a value is not present.</td>
 <td><a href="https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/status/statusor.h">statusor.h</a></td>
 <td></td>
 </tr>

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 <td>String Formatting</td>
 <td><code>absl::StrFormat</code>
 <td>A typesafe replacement for the family of printf() string formatting routines.</td>
 <td><a href="https://abseil.io/docs/cpp/guides/format">String Formatting</a>
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 <td>Strings Library</td>
 <td><code>absl::StrSplit, absl::StrJoin,<br> absl::StrCat, absl::StrAppend,<br> absl::Substitute, absl::StrContains</code></td>
 <td>Classes and utility functions for manipulating and comparing strings.</td>
 <td><a href="https://abseil.io/docs/cpp/guides/strings">String Utilities</a>
 <td>Overlaps with <code>base/strings</code>.</td>
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 <td>Synchronization</td>
 <td><code>absl::Mutex</code></td>
 <td>Primitives for managing tasks across different threads.</td>
 <td><a href="https://abseil.io/docs/cpp/guides/synchronization">Synchronization</a></td>
 <td>Overlaps with <code>Lock</code> in <code>base/synchronization/</code>.</td>
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 <td>Time library</td>
 <td><code>absl::Duration, absl::Time,<br> absl::TimeZone, absl::CivilDay</code></td>
 <td>Abstractions for holding time values, both in terms of absolute time and civil time.</td>
 <td><a href="https://abseil.io/docs/cpp/guides/time">Time</a></td>
 <td>Overlaps with <code>Time</code> APIs in <code>base/</code>.</td>
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