A simple example of a pointer to a static member function

static_member_function_pointer.cpp

#include <iostream>

/* A simple example of a pointer to a static member function */

class Foo {
public:
  static int threadMe(int a) {
    std::cout << "Foo::threadMe: a = " << a << std::endl;
  }
};

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
  // create pointer to static member
  int (*pStaticMemberFunction)(int);

  // assign it
  pStaticMemberFunction = &(Foo::threadMe);

  // call it
  (*pStaticMemberFunction)(42);
  
  return 0;
}