best2=bind(&Node::value2, bind( &std::vector<Node>::at, //Ask for an element bind(&Node::children,_1), //Get the vector object 0 ) //Ask for element zero );
[3]: function.cpp: In function `int main(int, char**)': function.cpp:69: no matching function for call to `bind(<unknown type>, const
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It's simple, compiler can't guess which function "at" you try to bind. See overloading section of lambda documentation. Hint: typedef std::vector<int> ints; typedef ints::const_reference ( ints::*ConstAtFunc ) (ints::size_type) const; Now call bind with ConstAtFunc( at ) as function Roman