Index: base/callback.h |
diff --git a/base/callback.h b/base/callback.h |
index 594c9d6244b6b0b45b7e6903d0a3259f77665ce2..ade3f8c1fc000ab7267fecbd69a3f531bb7ba83b 100644 |
--- a/base/callback.h |
+++ b/base/callback.h |
@@ -23,13 +23,18 @@ |
// |
// The templated Callback class is a generalized function object. Together |
// with the Bind() function in bind.h, they provide a type-safe method for |
-// performing currying of arguments, and creating a "closure." |
+// performing partial application of functions. |
// |
-// In programming languages, a closure is a first-class function where all its |
-// parameters have been bound (usually via currying). Closures are well |
-// suited for representing, and passing around a unit of delayed execution. |
-// They are used in Chromium code to schedule tasks on different MessageLoops. |
+// Partial application (or "currying") is the process of binding a subset of |
+// a function's arguments to produce another function that takes fewer |
+// arguments. This can be used to pass around a unit of delayed execution, |
+// much like lexical closures are used in other languages. For example, it |
+// is used in Chromium code to schedule tasks on different MessageLoops. |
// |
+// A callback with no unbound input parameters (base::Callback<void(void)>) |
+// is called a base::Closure. Note that this is NOT the same as what other |
+// languages refer to as a closure -- it does not retain a reference to its |
+// enclosing environment. |
// |
// MEMORY MANAGEMENT AND PASSING |
// |
@@ -270,7 +275,7 @@ |
// By default Bind() will store copies of all bound parameters, and attempt |
// to refcount a target object if the function being bound is a class method. |
// These copies are created even if the function takes parameters as const |
-// references. (Binding to non-const references is forbidden, see bind.h) |
+// references. (Binding to non-const references is forbidden, see bind.h.) |
// |
// To change this behavior, we introduce a set of argument wrappers |
// (e.g., Unretained(), and ConstRef()). These are simple container templates |