Exploring C++20: The Programmer's Introduction to C++

© Ray Lischner 2020

R. LischnerExploring C++20https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5961-0_24

24. Unnamed Functions

Ray Lischner¹ 

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Ellicott City, MD, USA

 

One problem with calling algorithms is that sometimes the predicate or transformation function must be declared far from the place where it is called. With a properly descriptive name, this problem can be reduced, but often the function is trivial, and your program would be much easier to read if you could put its functionality directly in the call to the standard algorithm. A feature introduced in C++ 11 and expanded in subsequent standards permits exactly that.

Lambdas

C++ 20 lets you define a function as an expression. You can pass this function to an algorithm, save it in a variable, or call it ...