C++ function pointer (class member) to non-static member function

Question

class Foo {
public:
    Foo() { do_something = &Foo::func_x; }

    int (Foo::*do_something)(int);   // function pointer to class member function

    void setFunc(bool e) { do_something = e ? &Foo::func_x : &Foo::func_y; }

private:
    int func_x(int m) { return m *= 5; }
    int func_y(int n) { return n *= 6; }
};

int
main()
{
    Foo f;
    f.setFunc(false);
    return (f.*do_something)(5);  // <- Not ok. Compile error.
}

How can I get this to work?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/990625/c-function-pointer-class-member-to-non-static-member-function

Answer 1

The line you want is

   return (f.*f.do_something)(5);

(That compiles -- I've tried it)

"*f.do_something" refers to the pointer itself --- "f" tells us where to get the do_something value from. But we still need to give an object that will be the this pointer when we call the function. That's why we need the "f." prefix.