Beginning C++

CHAPTER 9

Lambda Expressions

This chapter is dedicated to lambda expressions that provide a capability similar to that of a function. In this chapter you will learn:

• What a lambda expression is and what you use it for
• How you define a lambda expression
• How you pass a lambda expression as an argument to a function
• What options you have for specifying a function parameter that accepts a lambda expression as an argument
• What a capture clause is and how you use it
• How you can define recursive lambda expressions

Introducing Lambda Expressions

A lambda expression has a lot in common with the functions you learned about in the previous chapter, which ...