main.cpp

int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
  thing t;
	t.addCallback("one",  &thing::one);
	t.addCallback("two",  &thing::two);
	t.addCallback("three",  &thing::three);
  t.call("one");
  t.call("two");
  t.call("three");
	matter m;
	m.addCallback("one", &thing::one);
	//m.addCallback("one", &thing::four);//Doesn't Compile error: 'four' is not a member of 'thing'
	//m.addCallback("one", &matter::four);
	/*
		The above one also doesn't compile it says
			error: no matching function for call to 'matter::addCallback(const char [4], void (matter::*)())'
			note: candidates are: void thing::addCallback(const std::string&, p;, void (thing::*)())
	*/
	m.call("one");
}

matter.h

class matter : public thing{
	public:
    matter();
		void four(){
			std::cout<<"Four from matter"<<endl;
		}
    ~matter();

};

thing.h

class thing{
	private:
		typedef void (thing::*_fptr)();
		std::map<std::string, _fptr> mfp;
	public:
    thing(){

		}
    ~thing();
    void one(){
			std::cout<<"One"<<endl;
    }
    void two(){
			std::cout<<"two"<<endl;
    }
		void three(){
			std::cout<<"Three"<<endl;
    }
		void call(std::string func){
			(this->*(this->mfp[func]))();
		}
		void addCallback(const std::string& k, _fptr fn){
			mfp[k] = fn;
		}
};