C++ std::function: To wrap any element that is callable Binding std::function to a different callable types

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Example

/*
 * This example show some ways of using std::function to call
 *  a) C-like function
 *  b) class-member function
 *  c) operator()
 *  d) lambda function
 *
 * Function call can be made:
 *  a) with right arguments
 *  b) argumens with different order, types and count
 */
#include <iostream>
#include <functional>
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>

using std::cout;
using std::endl;
using namespace std::placeholders;



// simple function to be called
double foo_fn(int x, float y, double z)
{
  double res = x + y + z;
  std::cout << "foo_fn called with arguments: " 
            << x << ", " << y << ", " << z 
            << " result is : " << res 
            << std::endl;
  return res;
}

// structure with member function to call
struct foo_struct
{
    // member function to call
    double foo_fn(int x, float y, double z)
    {
        double res = x + y + z;
        std::cout << "foo_struct::foo_fn called with arguments: " 
                << x << ", " << y << ", " << z 
                << " result is : " << res 
                << std::endl;
        return res;
    }
    // this member function has different signature - but it can be used too
    // please not that argument order is changed too
    double foo_fn_4(int x, double z, float y, long xx)
    {
        double res = x + y + z + xx;
        std::cout << "foo_struct::foo_fn_4 called with arguments: " 
                << x << ", " << z << ", " << y << ", " << xx
                << " result is : " << res 
                << std::endl;
        return res;
    }
    // overloaded operator() makes whole object to be callable
    double operator()(int x, float y, double z)
    {
        double res = x + y + z;
        std::cout << "foo_struct::operator() called with arguments: " 
                << x << ", " << y << ", " << z 
                << " result is : " << res 
                << std::endl;
        return res;
    }
};


int main(void)
{
  // typedefs
  using function_type = std::function<double(int, float, double)>;

  // foo_struct instance
  foo_struct fs;
  
  // here we will store all binded functions 
  std::vector<function_type> bindings;

  // var #1 - you can use simple function
  function_type var1 = foo_fn;
  bindings.push_back(var1);
  
  // var #2 - you can use member function 
  function_type var2 = std::bind(&foo_struct::foo_fn, fs, _1, _2, _3);
  bindings.push_back(var2);
  
  // var #3 - you can use member function with different signature
  // foo_fn_4 has different count of arguments and types
  function_type var3 = std::bind(&foo_struct::foo_fn_4, fs, _1, _3, _2, 0l);
  bindings.push_back(var3);

  // var #4 - you can use object with overloaded operator() 
  function_type var4 = fs;
  bindings.push_back(var4);

  // var #5 - you can use lambda function
  function_type var5 = [](int x, float y, double z)
    {
        double res = x + y + z;
        std::cout << "lambda  called with arguments: " 
                << x << ", " << y << ", " << z 
                << " result is : " << res 
                << std::endl;
        return res;
    };
  bindings.push_back(var5);
    
  std::cout << "Test stored functions with arguments: x = 1, y = 2, z = 3" 
            << std::endl;
  
  for (auto f : bindings)
      f(1, 2, 3);
      
}

Live

Output:

Test stored functions with arguments: x = 1, y = 2, z = 3
foo_fn called with arguments: 1, 2, 3 result is : 6
foo_struct::foo_fn called with arguments: 1, 2, 3 result is : 6
foo_struct::foo_fn_4 called with arguments: 1, 3, 2, 0 result is : 6
foo_struct::operator() called with arguments: 1, 2, 3 result is : 6
lambda  called with arguments: 1, 2, 3 result is : 6


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