Can g_time_out add be given a member function of a class?

Question

The question is simply in the title, if I have a function I want to use via a g_timeout_add(), but this function is a class member function, is there any way I can use it with g_timeout_add()?

Answer 1

You need to use a trampoline function, e.g.:

extern "C" gboolean trampoline(gpointer data) {
    static_cast<MyClass*>(data)->mem_fun();
}

// ...
MyClass c = /* ... */;
g_timeout_add(/*...*/, static_cast<gpointer>(&c));

See this question on why you should use free functions if you want to write portable code.