Raw function pointer vs boost::bind return value

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What's the difference between raw function pointer vs boost::bind pointer return value?

Not sure what answer you expect. What’s the difference between an elefant and five oranges? — Konrad Rudolph, Jan 09 '13 at 13:44
@KonradRudolph the elephant can be pink, whereas oranges cannot. — Stephane Rolland, Jan 09 '13 at 13:48
@KonradRudolph an elephant can contain five oranges in itself, whereas oranges cannot contain elephant inside themselfs ;) — westwood, Jan 09 '13 at 13:56
@StephaneRolland: Cara cara navel variety of oranges has a pinkish flesh, granted they are not pink on the outside, but maybe they are not so different from elephants deep inside. — David Rodríguez - dribeas, Jan 09 '13 at 14:21

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 09 '13 at 13:51

bind does not return a pointer at all. It returns an object containing a function pointer and the bound arguments, with an overloaded operator() that can be used to call it like a function.

So the main difference is that the result of bind stores the values you want to bind to function arguments; a raw pointer doesn't store anything.

Raw function pointer vs boost::bind return value

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