Question

I am using boost::signal in a native C++ class, and I now I am writing a .NET wrapper in C++/CLI, so that I can expose the native C++ callbacks as .NET events. When I try to use boost::bind to take the address of a member function of my managed class, I get compiler error 3374, saying I cannot take the address of a member function unless I am creating a delegate instance. Does anyone know how to bind a member function of a managed class using boost::bind?

For clarification, the following sample code causes Compiler Error 3374:

#include <boost/bind.hpp>

public ref class Managed
{
public:
    Managed()
    {
        boost::bind(&Managed::OnSomeEvent, this);
    }

    void OnSomeEvent(void)
    {
    }
};

Answer 1

While your answer works, it exposes some of your implementation to the world (Managed::OnSomeEvent). If you don’t want people to be able to raise the OnChange event willy-nilly by invoking OnSomeEvent(), you can update your Managed class as follows (based on this advice):

public delegate void ChangeHandler(void);
typedef void (__stdcall *ChangeCallback)(void);

public ref class Managed
{
public:
    Managed(Native* Nat);
    ~Managed();

    event ChangeHandler^ OnChange;

private:
    void OnSomeEvent(void);
    Native* native;
    Callback* callback;
    GCHandle gch;
};

Managed::Managed(Native* Nat)
 : native(Nat)
{
    callback = new Callback;

    ChangeHandler^ handler = gcnew ChangeHandler( this, &Managed::OnSomeEvent );
    gch = GCHandle::Alloc( handler );
    System::IntPtr ip = Marshal::GetFunctionPointerForDelegate( handler );
    ChangeCallback cbFunc = static_cast<ChangeCallback>( ip.ToPointer() );

    *callback = native->RegisterCallback(boost::bind<void>( cbFunc ) );
}

Managed::~Managed()
{
    native->UnregisterCallback(*callback);
    delete callback;
    if ( gch.IsAllocated )
    {
        gch.Free();
    }
}

void Managed::OnSomeEvent(void)
{
    OnChange();
}

Note the alternate bind<R>() form that’s used.