Update docs to include how to use lambdas within regular test cases?
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Hello,
The feature of nesting multiple sections into each other is really useful. Sometimes, I'd prefer something like functions though, where I can share the same code (which might include CHECKs and REQUIREs) across multiple sections. Maybe I missed something in the documentation, but I have found C++ lambdas to be extremely useful for this, and I can't use regular function definitions inside the `TEST_CASE` scope.
For example consider something like this
```cpp
#include
TEST_CASE("Test", "[test]") {
uint32_t answer = 42;
uint32_t foo = 10;
auto sharedTestCode = [&](bool changeAnswer) {
if(changeAnswer) {
answer = foo;
}
CHECK(foo == 10);
};
SECTION("Section 0") {
sharedTestCode(false);
CHECK(answer == 42);
}
SECTION("Section 1") {
sharedTestCode(true);
CHECK(answer == 10);
}
}
```
Do you think this is something worth mentioning in the doucmentation? Maybe this is also a case where a test fixture would be a better option in that case, but using lambdas has worked well enough for me to use the recommended way to use Catch2.
Kind Regards
Robin Müller
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