# Are these type functors the same as Outer Constructors?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/are-these-type-functors-the-same-as-outer-constructors/110598>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [February 22, 2024, 6:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/are-these-type-functors-the-same-as-outer-constructors/110598 "2024-02-22T18:19:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Oscar\_Smith](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/oscar_smith/32/25343_2.png) [@Oscar\_Smith](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Oscar_Smith)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/are-these-type-functors-the-same-as-outer-constructors/110598/2 "2024-02-22T18:53:31Z")

</div>

No. These are callable structs (see [Function factories or callable structs?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/function-factories-or-callable-structs/52987))

---

_[View the full topic](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/are-these-type-functors-the-same-as-outer-constructors/110598)._