etl/docs/callbacks/delegate.md
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---
title: "delegate"
weight: 1
---
A small, in-place function wrapper that stores callable objects inside a fixed-size buffer (no dynamic allocation). It supports free functions, member functions, functors, and lambdas, with both runtime and compile-time bindings.
#### Supported: 20.45.0
#### Header: `delegate.h`
```C++
template <typename TSignature,
size_t Object_Size = ETL_DEFAULT_INPLACE_FUNCTION_SIE,
size_t Object_Alignment = ETL_DEFAULT_INPLACE_FUNCTION_ALIGNMENT>
class inplace_function;
```
The defaults are defined as follows:-
```C++
#if !defined(ETL_DEFAULT_INPLACE_FUNCTION_SIE)
#define ETL_DEFAULT_INPLACE_FUNCTION_SIE 32
#endif
```
```C++
#if !defined(ETL_DEFAULT_INPLACE_FUNCTION_ALIGNMENT)
#define ETL_DEFAULT_INPLACE_FUNCTION_ALIGNMENT alignof(void*)
#endif
```
Set your own definitions if you require different defaults.
---
## Template Parameters
```C++
TSignature
```
The function signature.
e.g. `int(char, float)`
```C++
Object_Size
```
Size of the internal storage buffer.
Defaults to `ETL_DEFAULT_INPLACE_FUNCTION_SIE`.
```C++
Object_Alignment
```
Alignment of the internal storage buffer.
Defaults to `ETL_DEFAULT_INPLACE_FUNCTION_ALIGNMENT`.
---
## Exceptions
```C++
etl::inplace_function_exception
```
Base exception.
```C++
etl::inplace_function_uninitialized
```
Thrown (via `ETL_ASSERT`) when invoked without a target.
---
## Member Types
```C++
function_type
```
```C++
return_type
```
```C++
argument_types
```
---
## Constructors
Default constructor.
Copy/move constructors.
Construction from a free function pointer.
Construction from an object + member function pointer (const or non-const).
Construction from a lambda/functor (const or non-const).
---
## Assignment
Copy/move assignment.
Assignment from nullptr clears the target.
Assignment from function pointer.
Assignment from lambda/functor.
---
## Invocation
```C++
operator()
```
Invokes the bound callable and asserts if uninitialised.
```C++
call_if(...)
```
For `void` return bool indicating whether it executed.
For non-void returns etl::optional<TReturn>.
```C++
call_or(...)
```
Invokes the target or a fallback callable.
---
## Observers
```C++
bool is_valid() const
```
Returns `true` if there is a valid callable.
```C++
explicit operator bool() const
```
Returns the result of `is_valid()`
---
## Modifiers
```C++
void clear()
```
Clears any stored callable.
```C++
void swap(inplace_function& other)
```
Swaps with another inplace_function.
---
## Storage Introspection
```C++
static constexpr size_t size()
```
Returns the size of the internal storage.
```C++
static constexpr size_t alignment()
```
Returns the alignment of the internal storage.
---
## Compile-Time Binding (No Payload)
### Free function
```C++
template <TReturn(*Function)(TArgs...)>
void set()
```
Sets the callable to `Function`.
```C++
template <TReturn(*Function)(TArgs...)>
inplace_function<TReturn(TArgs...),
Object_Size,
Object_Alignment> create()
```
Creates an `etl::inplace_function` using `Function`.
### Member function + instance (external linkage)
```C++
template <typename TObject, TReturn(TObject::*Method)(TArgs...), TObject& Instance>
set<TObject, &TMethod, Instance>()
```
Sets the callable to the member function `Method` for the object `Instance`.
```C++
create<TObject, &TMethod, Instance>()
```
### Callable object + instance (operator())
```C++
set<T, Instance>()
```
```C++
create<T, Instance>()
```
---
## Helper Aliases
```C++
etl::inplace_function_for<TSignature, TStorage>
```
```C++
etl::inplace_function_for_any<TSignature, T0, ...>
```
---
## Helper Factories
```C++
make_inplace_function(function_ptr)
```
```C++
make_inplace_function(obj, &Type::Method)
```
```C++
make_inplace_function(lambda_or_functor)
```
```C++
make_inplace_function<TSignature>(function_like)
```
C++17-only overloads also exist for compile-time binding.
---
## Example
```C++
#include "etl/inplace_function.h"
int add(int a, int b) { return a + b; }
struct Accumulator
{
int base = 0;
int add_to(int v) { return base + v; }
};
void example()
{
etl::inplace_function<int(int, int)> f(add);
int sum = f(1, 2);
Accumulator acc{ 10 };
etl::inplace_function<int(int)> g(&Accumulator::add_to, acc);
int result = g(5);
}
```
---
## Notes
If the callable object is larger than `Object_Size` or requires stricter alignment than `Object_Alignment`, compilation fails with a `static_assert`.
`operator()` asserts when called without a target; use `call_if` or `call_or` to avoid this.
Prefer `inplace_function_for`, `inplace_function_for_any` or `make_inplace_function` to deduce storage sizes safely.