20 General utilities library [utilities]

20.8 Function objects [function.objects]

20.8.11 Polymorphic function wrappers [func.wrap]

20.8.11.2 Class template function [func.wrap.func]

namespace std {
  template<class> class function; // undefined

  template<class R, class... ArgTypes>
  class function<R(ArgTypes...)> {
  public:
    typedef R result_type;
    typedef T1 argument_type;           // iff sizeof...(ArgTypes) == 1 and
                                        // the type in ArgTypes is T1
    typedef T1 first_argument_type;     // iff sizeof...(ArgTypes) == 2 and
                                        // ArgTypes contains T1 and T2
    typedef T2 second_argument_type;    // iff sizeof...(ArgTypes) == 2 and
                                        // ArgTypes contains T1 and T2

    // [func.wrap.func.con], construct/copy/destroy:
    function() noexcept;
    function(nullptr_t) noexcept;
    function(const function&);
    function(function&&);
    template<class F> function(F);
    template<class A> function(allocator_arg_t, const A&) noexcept;
    template<class A> function(allocator_arg_t, const A&,
      nullptr_t) noexcept;
    template<class A> function(allocator_arg_t, const A&,
      const function&);
    template<class A> function(allocator_arg_t, const A&,
      function&&);
    template<class F, class A> function(allocator_arg_t, const A&, F);

    function& operator=(const function&);
    function& operator=(function&&);
    function& operator=(nullptr_t);
    template<class F> function& operator=(F&&);
    template<class F> function& operator=(reference_wrapper<F>) noexcept;

    ~function();

    // [func.wrap.func.mod], function modifiers:
    void swap(function&) noexcept;
    template<class F, class A> void assign(F&&, const A&);

    // [func.wrap.func.cap], function capacity:
    explicit operator bool() const noexcept;

    // [func.wrap.func.inv], function invocation:
    R operator()(ArgTypes...) const;

    // [func.wrap.func.targ], function target access:
    const std::type_info& target_type() const noexcept;
    template <typename T>       T* target() noexcept;
    template <typename T> const T* target() const noexcept;

  };

  // [func.wrap.func.nullptr], Null pointer comparisons:
  template <class R, class... ArgTypes>
    bool operator==(const function<R(ArgTypes...)>&, nullptr_t) noexcept;

  template <class R, class... ArgTypes>
    bool operator==(nullptr_t, const function<R(ArgTypes...)>&) noexcept;

  template <class R, class... ArgTypes>
    bool operator!=(const function<R(ArgTypes...)>&, nullptr_t) noexcept;

  template <class R, class... ArgTypes>
    bool operator!=(nullptr_t, const function<R(ArgTypes...)>&) noexcept;

  // [func.wrap.func.alg], specialized algorithms:
  template <class R, class... ArgTypes>
    void swap(function<R(ArgTypes...)>&, function<R(ArgTypes...)>&);

  template<class R, class... ArgTypes, class Alloc>
    struct uses_allocator<function<R(ArgTypes...)>, Alloc>
      : true_type { };
}

The function class template provides polymorphic wrappers that generalize the notion of a function pointer. Wrappers can store, copy, and call arbitrary callable objects ([func.def]), given a call signature ([func.def]), allowing functions to be first-class objects.

A callable object f of type F is Callable for argument types ArgTypes and return type R if the expression INVOKE(f, declval<ArgTypes>()..., R), considered as an unevaluated operand (Clause [expr]), is well formed ([func.require]).

The function class template is a call wrapper ([func.def]) whose call signature ([func.def]) is R(ArgTypes...).

20.8.11.2.1 function construct/copy/destroy [func.wrap.func.con]

When any function constructor that takes a first argument of type allocator_arg_t is invoked, the second argument shall have a type that conforms to the requirements for Allocator (Table [allocator.requirements]). A copy of the allocator argument is used to allocate memory, if necessary, for the internal data structures of the constructed function object.

function() noexcept; template <class A> function(allocator_arg_t, const A& a) noexcept;

Postconditions: !*this.

function(nullptr_t) noexcept; template <class A> function(allocator_arg_t, const A& a, nullptr_t) noexcept;

Postconditions: !*this.

function(const function& f); template <class A> function(allocator_arg_t, const A& a, const function& f);

Postconditions: !*this if !f; otherwise, *this targets a copy of f.target().

Throws: shall not throw exceptions if f's target is a callable object passed via reference_wrapper or a function pointer. Otherwise, may throw bad_alloc or any exception thrown by the copy constructor of the stored callable object. [ Note: Implementations are encouraged to avoid the use of dynamically allocated memory for small callable objects, for example, where f's target is an object holding only a pointer or reference to an object and a member function pointer.  — end note ]

function(function&& f); template <class A> function(allocator_arg_t, const A& a, function&& f);

Effects: If !f, *this has no target; otherwise, move-constructs the target of f into the target of *this, leaving f in a valid state with an unspecified value.

template<class F> function(F f); template <class F, class A> function(allocator_arg_t, const A& a, F f);

Requires: F shall be CopyConstructible. f shall be Callable ([func.wrap.func]) for argument types ArgTypes and return type R. The copy constructor and destructor of A shall not throw exceptions.

Postconditions: !*this if any of the following hold:

  • f is a NULL function pointer.

  • f is a NULL pointer to member.

  • F is an instance of the function class template, and !f

Otherwise, *this targets a copy of f initialized with std::move(f). [ Note: Implementations are encouraged to avoid the use of dynamically allocated memory for small callable objects, for example, where f's target is an object holding only a pointer or reference to an object and a member function pointer.  — end note ]

Throws: shall not throw exceptions when f is a function pointer or a reference_wrapper<T> for some T. Otherwise, may throw bad_alloc or any exception thrown by F's copy or move constructor.

function& operator=(const function& f);

Effects: function(f).swap(*this);

Returns: *this

function& operator=(function&& f);

Effects: Replaces the target of *this with the target of f.

Returns: *this

function& operator=(nullptr_t);

Effects: If *this != NULL, destroys the target of this.

Postconditions: !(*this).

Returns: *this

template<class F> function& operator=(F&& f);

Effects: function(std::forward<F>(f)).swap(*this);

Returns: *this

template<class F> function& operator=(reference_wrapper<F> f) noexcept;

Effects: function(f).swap(*this);

Returns: *this

~function();

Effects: If *this != NULL, destroys the target of this.

20.8.11.2.2 function modifiers [func.wrap.func.mod]

void swap(function& other) noexcept;

Effects: interchanges the targets of *this and other.

template<class F, class A> void assign(F&& f, const A& a);

Effects: function(allocator_arg, a, std::forward<F>(f)).swap(*this)

20.8.11.2.3 function capacity [func.wrap.func.cap]

explicit operator bool() const noexcept;

Returns: true if *this has a target, otherwise false.

20.8.11.2.4 function invocation [func.wrap.func.inv]

R operator()(ArgTypes... args) const

Effects: INVOKE(f, std::forward<ArgTypes>(args)..., R) ([func.require]), where f is the target object ([func.def]) of *this.

Returns: Nothing if R is void, otherwise the return value of INVOKE(f, std::forward<ArgTypes>(args)..., R).

Throws: bad_function_call if !*this; otherwise, any exception thrown by the wrapped callable object.

20.8.11.2.5 function target access [func.wrap.func.targ]

const std::type_info& target_type() const noexcept;

Returns: If *this has a target of type T, typeid(T); otherwise, typeid(void).

template<typename T> T* target() noexcept; template<typename T> const T* target() const noexcept;

Requires: T shall be a type that is Callable ([func.wrap.func]) for parameter types ArgTypes and return type R.

Returns: If target_type() == typeid(T) a pointer to the stored function target; otherwise a null pointer.

20.8.11.2.6 null pointer comparison operators [func.wrap.func.nullptr]

template <class R, class... ArgTypes> bool operator==(const function<R(ArgTypes...)>& f, nullptr_t) noexcept; template <class R, class... ArgTypes> bool operator==(nullptr_t, const function<R(ArgTypes...)>& f) noexcept;

Returns: !f.

template <class R, class... ArgTypes> bool operator!=(const function<R(ArgTypes...)>& f, nullptr_t) noexcept; template <class R, class... ArgTypes> bool operator!=(nullptr_t, const function<R(ArgTypes...)>& f) noexcept;

Returns: (bool) f.

20.8.11.2.7 specialized algorithms [func.wrap.func.alg]

template<class R, class... ArgTypes> void swap(function<R(ArgTypes...)>& f1, function<R(ArgTypes...)>& f2);

Effects: f1.swap(f2);