Syntax
int add(int left, int right) { return left + right; }
auto double_it = [](int value) { return value * 2; };Examples
A simple lambda
A small, runnable example of this syntax.
#include <iostream>
int main() {
auto double_it = [](int value) { return value * 2; };
std::cout << double_it(6) << "\n";
}Best practices
- Keep lambda captures explicit: capture only the surrounding values the lambda needs.
- Keep examples small while learning, then combine the idea with a real project.
At a glance
- Purpose
- Systems and general-purpose software
- File extension
- .cpp · .hpp
- Runs in
- Compiled native applications
- Usually used with
- Compiler and standard library