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libs/local_function/example/expensive_copy_cxx11_lambda.cpp


// Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Lorenzo Caminiti
// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0
// (see accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or a copy at
// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
// Home at http://www.boost.org/libs/local_function

#include <boost/config.hpp>
#ifdef BOOST_NO_LAMBDAS
#   error "lambda functions required"
#else

#include <iostream>
#include <cassert>

//[expensive_copy_cxx11_lambda
struct n {
    int i;
    n(int _i): i(_i) {}
    n(n const& x): i(x.i) { // Some time consuming copy operation.
        for (unsigned i = 0; i < 10000; ++i) std::cout << '.';
    }
};


int main(void) {
    n x(-1);

    auto f = [x]() {        // Problem: Expensive copy, but if bind
        assert(x.i == -1);  // by `&x` then `x` is not constant.
    };
    f();

    return 0;
}
//]

#endif // NO_LAMBDAS