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"Alistair" <Alistair@NoSpam.Sodoff> wrote in message
news:417e2ee6@newsgroups.borland.com...

> [C++ Error] IRCClient.h(200): E2034 Cannot convert 'unsigned long
> (__stdcall * (_closure )(void *))(void *)' to 'unsigned long (__stdcall
*)(void *)'.

You are trying to pass a class method where a non-class standalone function
is expected instead.  To pass a class method in this case, you would have to
declare the method as 'static'.

> I realise its because I have defined the function within my class, but
> I really need it to be defined within my class!!  So how can I get
> around this conversion issue?  This works outstide of a class, but
> I would really like it to work in a class!

Declare the method as static, and then use the method's void* parameter for
passing the class instance's 'this' pointer to the static method so that it
can access the instance as needed:

    class myClass
    {
        bool CreateThread()
        {
            HANDLE Handle = CreateThread(NULL, 0, SocketThread, this,
adtdwFlags, &ThreadID);
            //...
        }

        static DWORD WINAPI SocketThread(LPVOID lpParam)
        {
            myClass *pThis = static_cast<myClass*>(lpParam);
            // use pThis as needed....
        }
    };


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