Issue 2927: Encoding a functor and argument types as a function signature for is_callable and result

2927. Encoding a functor and argument types as a function signature for `is_callable` and `result_of` is fragile

Section: 21.3.3 [meta.type.synop], 21.3.7 [meta.rel] Status: Resolved Submitter: United States Opened: 2017-02-03 Last modified: 2017-03-21

Priority: Not Prioritized

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Discussion:

Addresses US 85

The trick of encoding a functor and argument types as a function signature for is_callable and result_of loses cv information on argument types, fails for non-decayed function types, and is confusing. E.g.,

typedef int MyClass::*mp; result_of_t<mp(const MyClass)>;
// should be const, but isn't
typedef int F(double); is_callable<F(float)>; // ill-formed

Minimal change:

Replace is_callable<Fn(ArgTypes...)> with is_callable<Fn, ArgTypes...> and replace is_callable<Fn(ArgTypes...), R> with is_callable_r<R, Fn, ArgTypes...>. Do the same for is_nothrow_callable.

Preferred change:

All of the above, plus deprecate result_of<Fn(ArgTypes...)> and replace it with result_of_invoke<Fn, ArgTypes...>

2927. Encoding a functor and argument types as a function signature for is_callable and result_of is fragile

2927. Encoding a functor and argument types as a function signature for `is_callable` and `result_of` is fragile