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chatterCallback is used a function pointer in this context, so the function isn't being called by advertise(). Instead, the address of the function is stored and used later to call that function every time a new message arrives.

Here's a wikipedia article about function pointers and another article specifically about using function pointers in C++ if you want to learn more about the details.

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