Quote:Original post by AAAP
can T be in the form of a whole function prototype such as the return type and parameters? sorry for the newb questions, but this whole topic seems a little over my head at the moment.

With VC6, no, with better compiler, yes:

boost::function<int (double, std::string)> func;

or (VC6)

boost::function2<int, double, std::string> func;

Quote:Original post by AAAP
I thought boost::function was a implementation of functor?

To be honest, I've never used boost::function so I can't say for sure. However, I thought it was a way to wrap function pointers, pointers to member functions, or functors in such a manner that you could use them interchangeably.

Either way, if you want to use different inputs to different functions, using functors seems the sanest and simplest way to me. Just initialize or update each command object any way you want. Then, when you iterate through and call them just call Execute() or whatever.

FWIW, I've used this approach before in situations like this and it's worked great for me!

-John

Well, I'm just settling for making everything use the same parameters (for commands at least), I guess it's not a big deal.