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std::move_only_function

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Defined in header <functional>
template< class... >
class move_only_function; // not defined
(1) (since C++23)
template< class R, class... Args >

class move_only_function<R(Args...)>;
template< class R, class... Args >
class move_only_function<R(Args...) noexcept>;
template< class R, class... Args >
class move_only_function<R(Args...) &>;
template< class R, class... Args >
class move_only_function<R(Args...) & noexcept>;
template< class R, class... Args >
class move_only_function<R(Args...) &&>;
template< class R, class... Args >
class move_only_function<R(Args...) && noexcept>;
template< class R, class... Args >
class move_only_function<R(Args...) const>;
template< class R, class... Args >
class move_only_function<R(Args...) const noexcept>;
template< class R, class... Args >
class move_only_function<R(Args...) const &>;
template< class R, class... Args >
class move_only_function<R(Args...) const & noexcept>;
template< class R, class... Args >
class move_only_function<R(Args...) const &&>;
template< class R, class... Args >

class move_only_function<R(Args...) const && noexcept>;
(2) (since C++23)

Class template std::move_only_function is a general-purpose polymorphic function wrapper. std::move_only_function objects can store and invoke any constructible (not required to be move constructible) Callable target — functions, lambda expressions, bind expressions, or other function objects, as well as pointers to member functions and pointers to member objects.

The stored callable object is called the target of std::move_only_function. If a std::move_only_function contains no target, it is called empty. Unlike std::function, invoking an empty std::move_only_function results in undefined behavior.

std::move_only_functions supports every possible combination of cv-qualifiers, ref-qualifiers, and noexcept-specifiers not including volatile provided in its template parameter. These qualifiers and specifier (if any) are added to its operator().

std::move_only_function satisfies the requirements of MoveConstructible and MoveAssignable, but does not satisfy CopyConstructible or CopyAssignable.

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[edit] Member types

Type Definition
result_type R

[edit] Member functions

constructs a new std::move_only_function object
(public member function) [edit]
destroys a std::move_only_function object
(public member function) [edit]
replaces or destroys the target
(public member function) [edit]
swaps the targets of two std::move_only_function objects
(public member function) [edit]
checks if the std::move_only_function has a target
(public member function) [edit]
invokes the target
(public member function) [edit]

[edit] Non-member functions

specializes the std::swap algorithm
(function) [edit]
compares a std::move_only_function with nullptr
(function) [edit]

[edit] Notes

Implementations may store a callable object of small size within the std::move_only_function object. Such small object optimization is effectively required for function pointers and std::reference_wrapper specializations, and can only be applied to types T for which std::is_nothrow_move_constructible_v<T> is true.

If a std::move_only_function returning a reference is initialized from a function or function object returning a prvalue (including a lambda expression without a trailing-return-type), the program is ill-formed because binding the returned reference to a temporary object is forbidden. See also std::function Notes.

Feature-test macro Value Std Feature
__cpp_lib_move_only_function 202110L (C++23) std::move_only_function

[edit] Example

#include <functional>
#include <future>
#include <iostream>
 
int main()
{
    std::packaged_task<double()> packaged_task([](){ return 3.14159; });
 
    std::future<double> future = packaged_task.get_future();
 
    auto lambda = [task = std::move(packaged_task)]() mutable { task(); };
 
//  std::function<void()> function = std::move(lambda); // Error
    std::move_only_function<void()> function = std::move(lambda); // OK
 
    function();
 
    std::cout << future.get();
}

Output:

3.14159

[edit] See also

(C++11)
copyable wrapper of any copy constructible callable object
(class template) [edit]