Function pointers in C++ classes

Hi.

I'm trying to pass a pointer to a function in a class as a parameter to another class' constructor, but I'm not sure how to do this.
I created a small example-program:

Code:

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#include <iostream>

using std::cout;
using std::endl;

class A
{
public:
    A(int n) { this->n = n; }
    ~A() {}

    int funcA() { return n; };
private:
    int n;
};

class B
{
public:
    B(int (*func)()) { cout << func() << endl;}
    ~B() {}
};

int main()
{
    A* a = new A(1338);
    B* b = new B(a->funcA);

    return 0;
}

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The output from g++:
test.cpp: In function `int main()':
test.cpp:27: error: no matching function for call to `B::B(<unknown type>)'
test.cpp:18: error: candidates are: B::B(const B&)
test.cpp:20: error: B::B(int (*)())

What I want it to do is to print "1338" when it's run.
What am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance.

http://www.function-pointer.org/fpt.html#defifunction-pointer.org is a good place to learn about function pointers, I think. Although, I haven't had any luck with function pointers to member functions myself... Maybe you can get it to work though, after all it's part of the language :)

Its easy. Just place the name of the class and the scope resolution operators before the name of the function:

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void (MyClass::*func)(int);

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To call this function, you need to send it an object. To send the current object in:

Code:

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(this->*func)(8);

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The basic syntax of a call is:

Code:

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(object.*ptr)(args);

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Quote:

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Originally Posted by Speedy5

Its easy. Just place the name of the class and the scope resolution operators before the name of the function:

Code:

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void (MyClass::*func)(int);

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You can do this, but you will also have to declare the function as static in order to do that. That would fix your problem in the first place, as the link that Hunter2 gave you will point out. I was given that link by codeplug a few weeks back, and it helped me out tremendously.

No you don't, the function does not have to be static.

if you're trying to pass a class member function, then that function needs to be declared as static. The reason being is that a member function has a different calling convention than a stand-alone function. Making it static will give it that calling convention you need.

Why you ask? Because a member function also passes this as an argument without even telling you; they're sneaky.

That's why there's the (MyClas::*) thing in the pointer declaration. It marks it as a member function. That's also why you do object.*ptr() to call the thing, because it then passes object as the this pointer.

You need static methods for pointers to global functions.

Because this object is not implied, you must provide it and thats why you have the object.*ptr() thing. That object acts like the this pointer you're talking about.

The member functions do not have to be static for you to get a pointer to them.

Here's a quick synopsis (in addition to the info at function-pointer.org)

Expressions with Pointer-to-Member Operators

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