std::function::function

 

C++

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Technical Specifications

 

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strong_order weak_order partial_order strong_equal weak_equal	strong_ordering weak_ordering partial_ordering strong_equality weak_equality	is_eqis_neqis_ltis_lteqis_gtis_gteq
common_comparison_category
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pair tuple (C++11) apply (C++17) make_from_tuple (C++17)	optional (C++17) any (C++17) variant (C++17)
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swap
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Function objects

Function wrappers function (C++11) mem_fn (C++11) bad_function_call (C++11)	Partial function application bind_front (C++20) bind (C++11) is_bind_expression (C++11) is_placeholder (C++11) _1, _2, _3, ... (C++11)
Function invocation invoke (C++17) Identity function object identity (C++20)	Reference wrappers reference_wrapper (C++11) refcref (C++11)(C++11)
Operator wrappers
plus minus negate multiplies divides modulus logical_and logical_or logical_not	equal_to not_equal_to greater less greater_equal less_equal bit_and bit_or bit_xor bit_not (C++14)
Negators
not_fn (C++17)
Searchers
default_searcher (C++17)
boyer_moore_searcher (C++17)
boyer_moore_horspool_searcher (C++17)
Old binders and adaptors
unary_function (until C++17) binary_function (until C++17) ptr_fun (until C++17) pointer_to_unary_function (until C++17) pointer_to_binary_function (until C++17) mem_fun (until C++17) mem_fun_tmem_fun1_tconst_mem_fun_tconst_mem_fun1_t (until C++17)(until C++17)(until C++17)(until C++17) not1 (until C++20) not2 (until C++20)	binder1stbinder2nd (until C++17)(until C++17) bind1stbind2nd (until C++17)(until C++17) mem_fun_ref (until C++17) mem_fun_ref_tmem_fun1_ref_tconst_mem_fun_ref_tconst_mem_fun1_ref_t (until C++17)(until C++17)(until C++17)(until C++17) unary_negate (until C++20) binary_negate (until C++20)

 

std::function

Member functions

function::function

function::~function

function::operator=

function::swap

function::assign (until C++17)

function::operator bool

function::operator()

function::target_type

function::target

Non-member functions

operator==operator!=

std::swap(std::function)

Helper classes

std::uses_allocator<std::function> (until C++17)

Deduction guides(C++17)

 

function() noexcept;	(1)	(since C++11)
function( std::nullptr_t ) noexcept;	(2)	(since C++11)
function( const function& other );	(3)	(since C++11)
	(4)
function( function&& other );			(since C++11) (until C++20)
function( function&& other ) noexcept;			(since C++20)
template< class F > function( F f );		(5)	(since C++11)
template< class Alloc > function( std::allocator_arg_t, const Alloc& alloc ) noexcept;		(6)	(since C++11) (removed in C++17)
template< class Alloc > function( std::allocator_arg_t, const Alloc& alloc,           std::nullptr_t ) noexcept;		(7)	(since C++11) (removed in C++17)
template< class Alloc > function( std::allocator_arg_t, const Alloc& alloc,           const function& other );		(8)	(since C++11) (removed in C++17)
template< class Alloc > function( std::allocator_arg_t, const Alloc& alloc,           function&& other );		(9)	(since C++11) (removed in C++17)
template< class F, class Alloc > function( std::allocator_arg_t, const Alloc& alloc, F f );		(10)	(since C++11) (removed in C++17)

Constructs a std::function from a variety of sources.

1-2) Creates an empty function.

3-4) Copies (3) or moves (4) the target of other to the target of *this. If other is empty, *this will be empty after the call too. For (4), other is in a valid but unspecified state after the call.

5) Initializes the target with std::move(f). If f is a null pointer to function or null pointer to member, *this will be empty after the call. This constructor does not participate in overload resolution unless f is Callable for argument types Args... and return type R. (since C++14)

6-10) Same as (1-5) except that alloc is used to allocate memory for any internal data structures that the function might use.

When the target is a function pointer or a std::reference_wrapper, small object optimization is guaranteed, that is, these targets are always directly stored inside the std::function object, no dynamic allocation takes place. Other large objects may be constructed in dynamic allocated storage and accessed by the std::function object through a pointer.

Parameters

other	-	the function object used to initialize *this
f	-	a callable used to initialize *this
alloc	-	an Allocator used for internal memory allocation
Type requirements
- F must meet the requirements of Callable and CopyConstructible.
- Alloc must meet the requirements of Allocator.

Exceptions

3,8,9) Does not throw if other's target is a function pointer or a std::reference_wrapper, otherwise may throw std::bad_alloc or any exception thrown by the constructor used to copy or move the stored callable object.

4) Does not throw if other's target is a function pointer or a std::reference_wrapper, otherwise may throw std::bad_alloc or any exception thrown by the constructor used to copy or move the stored callable object.

(until C++20)

5,10) Does not throw if f is a function pointer or a std::reference_wrapper, otherwise may throw std::bad_alloc or any exception thrown by the copy constructor of the stored callable object.

Notes

std::function's allocator support was poorly specified and inconsistently implemented. Some implementations do not provide overloads (6-10) at all, some provide the overloads but ignore the supplied allocator argument, and some provide the overloads and use the supplied allocator for construction but not when the std::function is reassigned. As a result, allocator support was removed in C++17.