[concept.regularinvocable]

# 18 Concepts library [[concepts]](./#concepts)

## 18.7 Callable concepts [[concepts.callable]](concepts.callable#concept.regularinvocable)

### 18.7.3 Concept regular_invocable [concept.regularinvocable]

[🔗](#concept:regular_invocable)

`template<class F, class... Args>
  concept [regular_invocable](#concept:regular_invocable "18.7.3 Concept regular_­invocable [concept.regularinvocable]") = [invocable](concept.invocable#concept:invocable "18.7.2 Concept invocable [concept.invocable]")<F, Args...>;
`

[1](#1)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/concepts.tex#L1244)

The invoke function call expression shall be
equality-preserving ([[concepts.equality]](concepts.equality "18.2 Equality preservation")) and
shall not modify the function object or the arguments[.](#1.sentence-1)

[*Note [1](#note-1)*:

This requirement supersedes the annotation in the definition of[invocable](concept.invocable#concept:invocable "18.7.2 Concept invocable [concept.invocable]")[.](#1.sentence-2)

— *end note*]

[2](#2)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/concepts.tex#L1253)

[*Example [1](#example-1)*:

A random number generator does not model [regular_invocable](#concept:regular_invocable "18.7.3 Concept regular_­invocable [concept.regularinvocable]")[.](#2.sentence-1)

— *end example*]

[3](#3)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/concepts.tex#L1258)

[*Note [2](#note-2)*:

The distinction between [invocable](concept.invocable#concept:invocable "18.7.2 Concept invocable [concept.invocable]") and [regular_invocable](#concept:regular_invocable "18.7.3 Concept regular_­invocable [concept.regularinvocable]") is purely semantic[.](#3.sentence-1)

— *end note*]