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When should I use function pointer and member function pointer.
Till date I have done all my programming without noticing any need of these two. Then when it is actually used?
And what is the need of Callback function. (I asked this question in case you were going to answer Callback function).
I did a quick search of the Web for "C++ member function pointer". It was not too hard to find articles like Pointers to C++ Member Functions.Quote:
Originally Posted by freiza
Search the Web for "callback function". In C++, some examples include those generic algorithms from <algorithm> that take a function pointer or function object as a predicate or to perform some special action.Quote:
Originally Posted by freiza
Still confused. I mean instead of using function pointers, why we cannot simply call the function with the objects.
The idea is to pass a function f as an argument to another function g such that g can call f. The reason why g cannot call f directly is that f may actually be functions f1, f2, f3, ..., fN, as the case may be.Quote:
Originally Posted by freiza
They are typically used as handlers. Handlers are functions which "handle" events when they arise. When programming with signals, callbacks are used to handle the signals that the OS dispatches. For example, say the OS dispatched a SIGSEGV (Segmentation Violation) signal, I would register a callback function to handle that signal.Quote:
And what is the need of Callback function.
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