std::mem_fun_ref

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function (C++11)
move_only_function (C++23)
copyable_function (C++26)
function_ref (C++26)
mem_fn (C++11)
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equal_to<> (C++14)
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ranges::less_equal (C++20)
compare_three_way (C++20)

Old binders and adaptors

unary_function (until C++17*)
binary_function (until C++17*)
ptr_fun (until C++17*)
pointer_to_unary_function (until C++17*)
pointer_to_binary_function (until C++17*)
mem_fun (until C++17*)
mem_fun_tmem_fun1_tconst_mem_fun_tconst_mem_fun1_t (until C++17)(until C++17)(until C++17)(until C++17)
not1 (until C++20*)
not2 (until C++20*)

binder1stbinder2nd (until C++17)(until C++17)
bind1stbind2nd (until C++17)(until C++17)

mem_fun_ref (until C++17*)
mem_fun_ref_tmem_fun1_ref_tconst_mem_fun_ref_tconst_mem_fun1_ref_t (until C++17)(until C++17)(until C++17)(until C++17)
unary_negate (until C++20*)
binary_negate (until C++20*)

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Defined in header`<functional>`
template<class Res,class T> std::mem_fun_ref_t<Res,T> mem_fun_ref( Res(T::*f)());	(1)	(deprecated in C++11) (removed in C++17)
template<class Res,class T> std::const_mem_fun_ref_t<Res,T> mem_fun_ref( Res(T::*f)()const);	(1)	(deprecated in C++11) (removed in C++17)
template<class Res,class T,class Arg> std::mem_fun1_ref_t<Res,T,Arg> mem_fun_ref( Res(T::*f)(Arg));	(2)	(deprecated in C++11) (removed in C++17)
template<class Res,class T,class Arg> std::const_mem_fun1_ref_t<Res,T,Arg> mem_fun_ref( Res(T::*f)(Arg)const);	(2)	(deprecated in C++11) (removed in C++17)

Creates a member function wrapper object, deducing the target type from the template arguments. The wrapper object expects a reference to an object of typeT as the first parameter to itsoperator().

1) Effectively callsstd::mem_fun_ref_t<S,T>(f) orstd::const_mem_fun_ref_t<S,T>(f).

2) Effectively callsstd::mem_fun1_ref_t<S,T>(f) orstd::const_mem_fun1_ref_t<S,T>(f).

This function and the related types were deprecated in C++11 and removed in C++17 in favor of the more generalstd::mem_fn andstd::bind, both of which create callable adaptor-compatible function objects from member functions.

[edit]Parameters

pointer to a member function to create a wrapper for

[edit]Return value

A function object wrappingf.

[edit]Exceptions

May throw implementation-defined exceptions.

[edit]Notes

The difference betweenstd::mem_fun andstd::mem_fun_ref is that the former produces a function wrapper that expects a pointer to an object, whereas the latter — a reference.

[edit]Example

Usesstd::mem_fun_ref to bindstd::string's member functionsize().

Run this code

#include <algorithm>#include <functional>#include <iostream>#include <iterator>#include <string>#include <vector> int main(){std::vector<std::string> v={"once","upon","a","time"};std::transform(v.cbegin(), v.cend(),std::ostream_iterator<std::size_t>(std::cout," "),                   std::mem_fun_ref(&std::string::size));}