Hello, Today boost::bind allows to use shared_ptr to ensure that when the function is called the object exists: shared_ptr<bar> bar_ptr; function<void()> foo; foo=bind(&bar::slot,bar_ptr) Now even if we call bar_ptr.reset() the object is still owned by foo. But in some cases this is not good enough. This may create cyclic dependecies if A has shared_ptr to B and gives it a callback to A cyclic dependecy is created, so sometimes it would be useful to be able to provide weak bind function that is called iff the object exists -- that uses weak_ptr insteas of shared one. I has written a small draft of boost::weak_fn template<T> boost::weak_fn(void (T::*p)(...), weak_ptr<T> ptr) That creates such callback, it can be used with boost::bind similary to mem_fn: class foo { void bar(int x); }; Like: function<void(int x,int y)> f2=bind(weak_fn(&foo::bar,bar_ptr),_1+_2); function<void(int x)> f1=weak_fn(&foo::bar,bar_ptr); function<void()> f1=bind(weak_fn(&foo::bar,bar_ptr),0); The code availible from: http://art-blog.no-ip.info/files/weak_fn.tar.gz It is very initial implementation that gives functions from 0 to 3 parameters. - I just want to be sure if this is correct direction? - Comments on implementaions? Can it be done better? - Do I miss something? Thanks, Artyom