#include <vector>
#include <complex>

template <class T>
void apply(const std::vector<std::complex<T> >& in, std::vector<T>& out,
           T (*f)(std::complex<T> const&))
{
    out.resize(in.size());
    for(size_t i = 0; i < in.size(); ++i)
      out[i] = f(in[i]);
}

int main(){
  std::vector<std::complex<float> > vcomp;
  std::vector<float> vf;
  apply(vcomp, vf, &std::abs<float>);
}