C++11 学习6.1： Pointers to Functions

Definition: 

A function pointer  denotes a function rather than an object. It points to a particular type. The type is determined by its return type and the types of its parameters. That means the functions's name is not part of its type.

For example:

 // declare a function of compares the lengths of two strings 

 bool lengthCompare (const string &, const string &);

// pf points to a function returning bool that takes 2 const string references

bool (*pf) (const string &, const string &); // uninitialized

Using function pointers: 

pf = lenghtCompare; // pf now points to the function named lenghtCompare

pf = &lengthComare; // equivalent assignment: address-of operator is optional