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Sep 24, 2022 · Fundamentals

Understanding Function Pointers, Closures, and std::function in C/C++

This article explains how C/C++ function pointers work, demonstrates their compiled address, shows why they lack context, introduces a closure struct to bundle code with data, and relates this pattern to C++'s std::function for storing callables with captured environment.

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Understanding Function Pointers, Closures, and std::function in C/C++