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title: "What is generic function in c plus plus ?"  
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published: 2013-06-13  
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# What is generic function in c plus plus ?

Hi [Developers](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12875/blunders-you-must-avoid-while-hiring-java-developers-to-get-the-best-fulfilling-your-needs),\
What is generic [function](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13001/multi-statement-table-valued-user-defined-function-in-sql-server) in [c++](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/745/array-in-c-plus-plus)? Can you described it in [simple](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1469/5-simple-ways-to-stay-fit-amp-healthy) and concrete words.\
Thanks in advance.

## Replies

### Reply by AVADHESH PATEL

A generic functions defines a generic set of operations that will be to various types of data.A generic function has the type of data that it will operate upon passed to it as a parameter.Using this mechanism,the same general procedure can be applied to a wide range of data. A generic function is created using the keyword template.


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