std::async

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Defined in header <future>
template< class Function, class... Args> std::future<typename std::result_of<Function(Args...)>::type>     async( Function&& f, Args&&... args );	(1)	(since C++11)
template< class Function, class... Args > std::future<typename std::result_of<Function(Args...)>::type>     async(std::launch policy, Function&& f, Args&&... args);	(2)	(since C++11)

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Contents 1 Parameters 2 Return value 3 Exceptions 4 Example

[edit] Parameters

f	-	function to call
args...	-	parameters to pass to f
policy	-	defines how to launch the function This section is incomplete

[edit] Return value

std::future referring to the return value of the function.

[edit] Exceptions

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[edit] Example

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