[Boost-users] Re: starting to learn Boost MPL and type_trait

Ben Hutchings writes:

Actually it can:

struct D : C { void foo(std::string); };

mem_fun mf = static_cast(&D::foo);

Not that I'd recommend doing that, as it invites type errors.

Creating an instance by breaking the type system is cheating. Why not reinterpret_cast("foo"), for that matter? A simpler instance of the type is: mem_fun mf = 0; Cheers, -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com