The following code example is taken from the book
The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference
by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 1999
© Copyright Nicolai M. Josuttis 1999
#include <functional>
/* class for the compose_f_gx_hy adapter
*/
template <class OP1, class OP2, class OP3>
class compose_f_gx_hy_t
: public std::binary_function<typename OP2::argument_type,
typename OP3::argument_type,
typename OP1::result_type>
{
private:
OP1 op1; // process: op1(op2(x),op3(y))
OP2 op2;
OP3 op3;
public:
// constructor
compose_f_gx_hy_t (const OP1& o1, const OP2& o2, const OP3& o3)
: op1(o1), op2(o2), op3(o3) {
}
// function call
typename OP1::result_type
operator()(const typename OP2::argument_type& x,
const typename OP3::argument_type& y) const {
return op1(op2(x),op3(y));
}
};
/* convenience function for the compose_f_gx_hy adapter
*/
template <class OP1, class OP2, class OP3>
inline compose_f_gx_hy_t<OP1,OP2,OP3>
compose_f_gx_hy (const OP1& o1, const OP2& o2, const OP3& o3) {
return compose_f_gx_hy_t<OP1,OP2,OP3>(o1,o2,o3);
}