Re: [boost] function.hpp: some ideas

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-05-03 09:25:09

From: "Geurt Vos" <G.Vos_at_[hidden]>

> Idea 2:
> function is there to take either a function or a
> functor, while bind can be used to turn a member
> function into a functor. I was just wondering,
> wouldn't it be easier (and maybe even more
> consistent) if 'bind' could take either a function
> or a member function, and 'function' only functors?

"bind" will take free functions (sometime in the future,) but "function"
contains some specific optimizations for function pointers (it avoids
dynamic allocations, AFAICT).

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Peter Dimov
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