C++ Array of function pointers errors

Question

I'm new to c++, and I'm struggling with the following code. I keep getting errors by the starred lines. I've done some research on why it isn't working but haven't found anything helpful. Can you see any problems, and explain what I should do to fix this?

// FunctionArray.cpp : Defines the entry pofloat for the console application.
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <string>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;
class MathPrg{
public:
    MathPrg(float num1, float num2)
        {
         num1 = num1;
         num2 = num2;
        int choice = presentChoices();
        getAnswer(choice, num1, num2);
        }

    void getAnswer(int choice,float num1, float num2){

        typedef float (MathPrg::*f[4]) (float, float);
        **f set = {add, subtract, multiply, divide};
        float answer = (*set[choice])( num1, num2 );**
        cout<< answer;
        }

    float add(float num1, float num2){
        return num1+num2;}
    float subtract(float num1, float num2){
        return num1-num2;}
    float multiply(float num1, float num2){
        return num1*num2;}
    float divide(float num1, float num2){
        return num1/num2;}
    int presentChoices(){
        cout<<"Enter 0 to add \nEnter 1 to subtract \nEnter 2 to multiply\nEnter 3 to divide";
        int choice;
        cin>> choice;
        return choice;
        }


    };

float _tmain(float argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
float num1, num2;
cout<<"Enter two numbers";
        cin>> num1>> num2;

MathPrg mathP(num1, num2);
cin>>num1;
    return 0;
}

errors: ------ Build started: Project: FunctionArray, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------ FunctionArray.cpp c:\documents and settings\chaya\my documents\visual studio 2010\projects\functionarray\functionarray\functionarray.cpp(22): error C4867: 'MathPrg::add': function call missing argument list; use '&MathPrg::add' to create a pointer to member c:\documents and settings\chaya\my documents\visual studio 2010\projects\functionarray\functionarray\functionarray.cpp(22): error C4867: 'MathPrg::subtract': function call missing argument list; use '&MathPrg::subtract' to create a pointer to member c:\documents and settings\chaya\my documents\visual studio 2010\projects\functionarray\functionarray\functionarray.cpp(22): error C4867: 'MathPrg::multiply': function call missing argument list; use '&MathPrg::multiply' to create a pointer to member c:\documents and settings\chaya\my documents\visual studio 2010\projects\functionarray\functionarray\functionarray.cpp(22): error C4867: 'MathPrg::divide': function call missing argument list; use '&MathPrg::divide' to create a pointer to member c:\documents and settings\chaya\my documents\visual studio 2010\projects\functionarray\functionarray\functionarray.cpp(23): error C2171: '*' : illegal on operands of type 'float (__thiscall MathPrg::* )(float,float)' c:\documents and settings\chaya\my documents\visual studio 2010\projects\functionarray\functionarray\functionarray.cpp(23): error C2064: term does not evaluate to a function taking 2 arguments ========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

And what errors are you getting?

Kevin
– Kevin

2013-05-31 18:25:20 +00:00
Commented May 31, 2013 at 18:25 — Kevin
– Kevin, Commented May 31, 2013 at 18:25
did you try ((*f)(float, float))[]?

a_schimpf
– a_schimpf

2013-05-31 18:28:01 +00:00
Commented May 31, 2013 at 18:28 — a_schimpf
– a_schimpf, Commented May 31, 2013 at 18:28
@user2430018 edit button under the question

David Brown
– David Brown

2013-05-31 18:33:18 +00:00
Commented May 31, 2013 at 18:33 — David Brown
– David Brown, Commented May 31, 2013 at 18:33
where, instead of what, a_schimpf?

user2430018
– user2430018

2013-05-31 18:34:24 +00:00
Commented May 31, 2013 at 18:34 — user2430018
– user2430018, Commented May 31, 2013 at 18:34

wachme · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-31 18:39:24Z

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void getAnswer(int choice,float num1, float num2){
    typedef float (MathPrg::*f) (float, float);
    f set[] = {&MathPrg::add, &MathPrg::subtract, &MathPrg::multiply, &MathPrg::divide};
    float answer = (this->*set[choice])( num1, num2 );
    cout << answer;
}

works fine for me.

You must assign the address of class's method (&MathPrg::add) and then call it on the specified object/instance - (this->*set[choice])( num1, num2 ),

answered May 31, 2013 at 18:39

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