Editing Closure (computer programming) (section)

=== Function objects (C++) ===
[[C++]] enables defining [[function object]]s by overloading <code>operator()</code>. These objects behave somewhat like functions in a functional programming language. They may be created at runtime and may contain state, but they do not implicitly capture local variables as closures do. As of [[C++11|the 2011 revision]], the C++ language also supports closures, which are a type of function object constructed automatically from a special language construct called ''lambda-expression''. A C++ closure may capture its context either by storing copies of the accessed variables as members of the closure object or by reference. In the latter case, if the closure object escapes the scope of a referenced object, invoking its <code>operator()</code> causes undefined behavior since C++ closures do not extend the lifetime of their context.{{main|Examples_of_anonymous_functions#C++_(since_C++11)}}

<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp">
void foo(string myname) {
    int y;
    vector<string> n;
    // ...
    auto i = std::find_if(n.begin(), n.end(),
               // this is the lambda expression:
               [&](const string& s) { return s != myname && s.size() > y; }
             );
    // 'i' is now either 'n.end()' or points to the first string in 'n'
    // which is not equal to 'myname' and whose length is greater than 'y'
}
</syntaxhighlight>