The given code snippet involves a `std::function` instance and checks...
The given code snippet involves a std::function
instance and checks its validity before throwing an exception. Let's break it down:
Code Explanation:
-
Declare a
std::function<void()>
object:std::function<void()> checkIsUsableFunction;
This creates a
std::function
object capable of storing any callable entity (e.g., a lambda, function pointer, etc.) that matches the signaturevoid()
. When declared like this,checkIsUsableFunction
is uninitialized and defaults to an empty state (i.e., it does not point to any callable entity). -
Call
operator bool()
to check its validity:if (checkIsUsableFunction.operator bool())
- The
std::function
class provides anoperator bool()
to check if it holds a valid callable object. - If the
std::function
is empty (i.e., does not store any callable object),operator bool()
will returnfalse
. - If the
std::function
stores a callable object,operator bool()
will returntrue
.
- The
-
Throw an exception if the
std::function
is valid:throw "asdasdas";
This means that if
checkIsUsableFunction
contains a callable object (i.e., itsoperator bool()
evaluates totrue
), the program will throw an exception with the message"asdasdas"
.
What it does:
-
Since
checkIsUsableFunction
is default-constructed and thus empty, the condition:if (checkIsUsableFunction.operator bool())
evaluates to
false
. -
As a result, the code inside the
if
block (throw "asdasdas";
) will not execute.
Summary:
The snippet declares an empty std::function<void()>
, checks if it is valid (non-empty), and, if valid, throws an exception with the string "asdasdas"
. However, as written, the std::function
is empty, so nothing happens when this code runs.