Hi! A small example: -------------------------------- template<typename T1, typename T2> bool equ(T1 t1, T2 t2, double threshold) { return t1 == t2; } int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[]) { int ia1[] = {1,2,3,4,5}; cout << *find_if(ia1, ia1+5, bind<bool>(equ<int, int>, _1, 5)) << endl; // ERROR return 0; } ----------------------------------- Compiler: VC++7.1 (Intermezzo: another question: why do I have to specify the result type for bind in this case (bool)? Why can't it deduce it from the template function declaration: the return type is non-dependent.) Error message: c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\boost\bind.hpp(246) : error C2198: 'bool (__cdecl *)(int,int,double)' : too few arguments for call through pointer-to-function ... and the rest (I suppose they are mainly irrelevant) c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\boost\bind\bind_template.hpp(33) : see reference to function template instantiation 'R boost::_bi::list2<A1,A2>::operator ()<boost::_bi::bind_t<R,F,L>::result_type,bool(__cdecl *)(T1,T2,double),boost::_bi::list1<int &>>(boost::_bi::type<T>,F,A &)' being compiled with [ R=boost::_bi::bind_t<bool,bool (__cdecl *)(int,int,double),boost::_bi::list2<boost::_bi::list_av_2<boost::arg<1>,int
::B1,boost::_bi::list_av_2<boost::arg<1>,int>::B2>>::result_type, A1=boost::_bi::list_av_2<boost::arg<1>,int>::B1, A2=boost::_bi::list_av_2<boost::arg<1>,int>::B2, F=bool (__cdecl *)(int,int,double),
L=boost::_bi::list2<boost::_bi::list_av_2<boost::arg<1>,int>::B1,boost::_bi: :list_av_2<boost::arg<1>,int>::B2>, T1=int, T2=int, T=boost::_bi::bind_t<bool,bool (__cdecl *)(int,int,double),boost::_bi::list2<boost::_bi::list_av_2<boost::arg<1>,int
::B1,boost::_bi::list_av_2<boost::arg<1>,int>::B2>>::result_type, A=boost::_bi::list1<int &> ] c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\algorithm(64) : see reference to function template instantiation 'boost::_bi::bind_t<R,F,L>::result_type boost::_bi::bind_t<R,F,L>::operator ()<int>(A1 &)' being compiled with [ R=bool, F=bool (__cdecl *)(int,int,double),
L=boost::_bi::list2<boost::_bi::list_av_2<boost::arg<1>,int>::B1,boost::_bi: :list_av_2<boost::arg<1>,int>::B2>, A1=int ] d:\prog\vcpp\Boost\xBindAndDefFuncArg\xBindAndDefFuncArg.cpp(22) : see reference to function template instantiation '_InIt std::find_if<int*,boost::_bi::bind_t<R,F,L>>(_InIt,_InIt,_Pr)' being compiled with