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+const std = @import("std");
+
+// attempt 1: explicitly typed
+pub fn Create(Fn: type, Instance: type) type {
+    return struct {
+        instance: *Instance,
+        function: *const Fn,
+
+        const BoundFunction = @This();
+
+        pub fn init(function: *const Fn, instance: *Instance) BoundFunction {
+            return .{
+                .instance = instance,
+                .function = function,
+            };
+        }
+
+        pub fn call(self: *const BoundFunction, arg: anytype) void {
+            @call(.auto, self.function, .{ self.instance, arg });
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+test "BoundFunction" {
+    const X = struct {
+        field: usize = 0,
+        pub fn foo(self: *@This(), other: usize) void {
+            std.debug.print("field={d}, other={d}\n", .{ self.field, other });
+        }
+    };
+
+    var x: X = .{ .field = 27 };
+
+    var bound = Create(@TypeOf(X.foo), X).init(X.foo, &x);
+    bound.call(3);
+}