# std::packaged_task<R(Args...)>::packaged_task

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packaged_task() noexcept; | (1) | (since C++11)
template <class F> explicit packaged_task( F&& f ); | (2) | (since C++11)
template <class F, class Allocator> explicit packaged_task( std::allocator_arg_t, const Allocator& a, F&& f ); | (3) | (since C++11) (until C++17)
packaged_task( const packaged_task& ) = delete; | (4) | (since C++11)
packaged_task( packaged_task&& rhs ) noexcept; | (5) | (since C++11)

Constructs a new `std::packaged_task` object.

1) Constructs a `std::packaged_task` object with no task and no shared state.
2) Constructs a `std::packaged_task` object with a shared state and a copy of the task, initialized with std::forward <F>(f). This constructor does not participate in overload resolution if std::decay <F>::type is the same type as std::packaged_task <R(ArgTypes...)>.
3) Constructs a `std::packaged_task` object with a shared state and a copy of the task, initialized with std::forward <F>(f). Uses the provided allocator to allocate memory necessary to store the task. This constructor does not participate in overload resolution if std::decay <F>::type is the same type as std::packaged_task <R(ArgTypes...)>.
4) The copy constructor is deleted, `std::packaged_task` is move-only.
5) Constructs a `std::packaged_task` with the shared state and task formerly owned by `rhs`, leaving `rhs` with no shared state and a moved-from task.

### Parameters

f | - | the callable target (function, member function, lambda-expression, functor) to execute
a | - | the allocator to use when storing the task
rhs | - | the `std::packaged_task` to move from

### Exceptions

2) Any exceptions thrown by copy/move constructor of `f` and possiblly std::bad_alloc if the allocation fails.
3) Any exceptions thrown by copy/move constructor of `f` and by the allocator's `allocate` function if memory allocation fails.
4) (none)

### Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.

DR | Applied to | Behavior as published | Correct behavior
--- | --- | --- | ---
LWG 2067 | C++11 | the deleted copy constructor took reference to non-const | made const

### Example

Run this code

    #include <future>
    #include <iostream>
    #include <thread>

    int fib(int n)
    {
        if (n < 3) return 1;
        else return fib(n-1) + fib(n-2);
    }

    int main()
    {
        std::packaged_task<int(int)> fib_task(&fib);

        std::cout << "starting task\n";
        auto result = fib_task.get_future();
        std::thread t(std::move(fib_task), 40);

        std::cout << "waiting for task to finish...\n";
        std::cout << result.get() << '\n';

        std::cout << "task complete\n";
        t.join();
    }

Output:

    starting task
    waiting for task to finish...
    102334155
    task complete

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