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62 lines
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE library PUBLIC "-//Boost//DTD BoostBook XML V1.0//EN"
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"http://www.boost.org/tools/boostbook/dtd/boostbook.dtd">
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<library name="Function" dirname="function" id="function"
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last-revision="$Date$"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
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<libraryinfo>
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<author>
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<firstname>Douglas</firstname>
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<surname>Gregor</surname>
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<email>dgregor -at- cs.indiana.edu</email>
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</author>
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<copyright>
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<year>2001</year>
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<year>2002</year>
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<year>2003</year>
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<year>2004</year>
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<holder>Douglas Gregor</holder>
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</copyright>
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<legalnotice>
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<para>Use, modification and distribution is subject to the Boost
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Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file
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<filename>LICENSE_1_0.txt</filename> or copy at <ulink
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url="http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt">http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt</ulink>)</para>
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</legalnotice>
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<librarypurpose>Function object wrappers for deferred calls or callbacks</librarypurpose>
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<librarycategory name="category:higher-order"/>
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</libraryinfo>
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<title>Boost.Function</title>
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<section id="function.intro">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para>The Boost.Function library contains a family of class templates
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that are function object wrappers. The notion is similar to a
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generalized callback. It shares features with function pointers in
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that both define a call interface (e.g., a function taking two integer
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arguments and returning a floating-point value) through which some
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implementation can be called, and the implementation that is invoked
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may change throughout the course of the program.</para>
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<para> Generally, any place in which a function pointer would be used
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to defer a call or make a callback, Boost.Function can be used instead
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to allow the user greater flexibility in the implementation of the
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target. Targets can be any 'compatible' function object (or function
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pointer), meaning that the arguments to the interface designated by
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Boost.Function can be converted to the arguments of the target
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function object.</para>
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</section>
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<xi:include href="history.xml"/>
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<xi:include href="tutorial.xml"/>
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<xi:include href="reference.xml"/>
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<xi:include href="faq.xml"/>
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<xi:include href="misc.xml"/>
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<xi:include href="tests.xml"/>
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</library>
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