Callback in C++, template member?

Question

Following code does NOT work, but it expresses well what I wish to do. There is a problem with the template struct container, which I think SHOULD work because it's size is known for any template argument.

class callback {

  public:

  // constructs a callback to a method in the context of a given object
  template<class C>
  callback(C& object, void (C::*method)())
    : ptr.o(object), ptr.m(method) {}

  // calls the method
  void operator()() {
    (&ptr.o ->* ptr.m) ();
  }

  private:

  // container for the pointer to method
  template<class C>
  struct {
    C& o;
    void (C::*m)();
  } ptr;

};

Is there any way to do such a thing? I mean have a non-template class callback which wraps any pointer to method?

Thanks C++ gurus!

Edit:

Please see this:

Callback in C++, template member? (2)

Answer 1

This is a complete working example that does what I think you're trying to do:

#include <iostream>
#include <memory>

// INTERNAL CLASSES

class CallbackSpecBase
{
  public:
    virtual ~CallbackSpecBase() {}
    virtual void operator()() const = 0;
};

template<class C>
class CallbackSpec : public CallbackSpecBase
{
  public:
    CallbackSpec(C& o, void (C::*m)()) : obj(o), method(m) {}
    void operator()() const { (&obj->*method)(); }

  private:
    C& obj;
    void (C::*method)();
};

// PUBLIC API

class Callback
{
  public:
    Callback() {}

    void operator()() { (*spec)(); }

    template<class C>
      void set(C& o, void (C::*m)()) { spec.reset(new CallbackSpec<C>(o, m)); }

  private:
    std::auto_ptr<CallbackSpecBase> spec;
};

// TEST CODE

class Test
{
  public:
    void foo() { std::cout << "Working" << std::endl; }
    void bar() { std::cout << "Like a charm" << std::endl; }
};

int main()
{
  Test t;
  Callback c;
  c.set(t, &Test::foo);
  c();
  c.set(t, &Test::bar);
  c();
}