std::function<R(Args...)>::operator=
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std::function 
function& operator=( const function& other );
 (1) 
 (since C++11) 
function& operator=( function&& other );
 (2) 
 (since C++11) 
function& operator=( std::nullptr_t ) noexcept;
 (3)
 (since C++11)
template< class F >
function& operator=( F&& f );
 (4)
 (since C++11)
function& operator=( F&& f );
template< class F >
function& operator=( std::reference_wrapper <F> f ) noexcept;
 (5) 
 (since C++11) 
function& operator=( std::reference_wrapper <F> f ) noexcept;
Assigns a new target to std::function.
1) Assigns a copy of target of other, as if by executing function(other).swap(*this);
2) Moves the target of other to *this. other is in a valid state with an unspecified value.
3) Drops the current target. *this is empty after the call.
4) Sets the target of *this to the callable f, as if by executing function(std::forward <F>(f)).swap(*this);. This operator does not participate in overload resolution unless f is Callable for argument types 
Args... and return type R.5) Sets the target of *this to a copy of f, as if by executing function(f).swap(*this);
[edit] Parameters
 other
 -
 another 
std::function object to copy the target of
 f
 -
 a callable to initialize the target with
 Type requirements
 -
F must meet the requirements of Callable.
[edit] Return value
*this
[edit] Notes
Even before allocator support was removed from std::function in C++17, these assignment operators use the default allocator rather than the allocator of *this or the allocator of other (see LWG issue 2386).
[edit] Example
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#include <cassert> #include <functional> #include <utility> int inc(int n) { return n + 1; } int main() { std::function <int(int)> f1; std::function <int(int)> f2(inc); assert (f1 == nullptr and f2 != nullptr); f1 = f2; // overload (1) assert (f1 != nullptr and f1(1) == 2); f1 = std::move(f2); // overload (2) assert (f1 != nullptr and f1(1) == 2); // f2 is in valid but unspecified state f1 = nullptr; // overload (3) assert (f1 == nullptr); f1 = inc; // overload (4) assert (f1 != nullptr and f1(1) == 2); f1 = [](int n) { return n + n; }; // overload (4) assert (f1 != nullptr and f1(2) == 4); std::reference_wrapper <int(int)> ref1 = std::ref (inc); f1 = ref1; // overload (5) assert (f1 != nullptr and f1(1) == 2); }
[edit] Defect reports
The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.
| DR | Applied to | Behavior as published | Correct behavior | 
|---|---|---|---|
| LWG 2132 | C++11 | the overload (4) taking a Callable object might be ambiguous | constrained | 
| LWG 2401 | C++11 | assignment operator (3) from std::nullptr_tnot required to be noexcept | required |