functionwrapper
nounUK /ˈfʌŋkʃən ˈræpə/
US /ˈfʌŋkʃən ˈræpər/
A function wrapper is a special cover that goes around a piece of code to help it do extra jobs.
The programmer used a function wrapper to add logging without changing the original code.
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2. A small piece of code that adds a safety check around another function before it runs.
They wrote a function wrapper to catch errors from the network call.
3. A tool that changes how a function behaves without editing the function itself.
The timing function wrapper measured how long each task took.
4. A layer that hides the details of a function and shows only a simpler interface.
The library's function wrapper made the complex API easy for beginners.