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executor::defer

Request the executor to invoke the given function object.

template<
    typename Function,
    typename Allocator>
void defer(
    Function && f,
    const Allocator & a) const;

This function is used to ask the executor to execute the given function object. The function object is executed according to the rules of the target executor object.

Parameters

f

The function object to be called. The executor will make a copy of the handler object as required. The function signature of the function object must be:

void function();

a

An allocator that may be used by the executor to allocate the internal storage needed for function invocation.