class CA
    {
    public:
        CA(void) {};
        ~CA(void) {};
        void setA(double x) {a = x; };
        void setB(double x) {b = x; };

        double getA(const double x) {return x*a; };
        double getB(const double x) {return x*b; };

        void print(double f(const double), double x) {
            char cTemp[256];
            sprintf_s(cTemp, "Value = %f", f(x));
            std::cout << cTemp;
        };

    private:
        double a, b;
    };

CA cA;
cA.setA(1.0);
cA.setB(2.0);

double (*p)(const double);

if(true) {
    p = &cA.getA;  //'&' : illegal operation on bound member function expression
} else {
    p = cA.getB;  //'CA::getB': function call missing argument list; use '&CA::getB' to create a pointer to member
                  //'=' : cannot convert from 'double (__thiscall CA::* )(const double)' to 'double (__cdecl *)(const double)'
}

cA.print(p, 3.0);

// OK for global functions
double (*p)(const double);

// OK for member functions
double (CA:*p)(const double);

p = &CA::getA;
CA cA;
(cA.*p)();

#include <iostream>

    void print(double (CA::*f)(const double), double x)
    {
        // Rather use the C++ I/O Library if you can...
        std::cout << "Value = " << (this->*f)(x);
    };

int main()
{
    CA cA;
    cA.setA(1.0);
    cA.setB(2.0);

    double (CA::*p)(const double);

    if (true) // Maybe use some more exciting condition :-)
    {
        p = &CA::getA;
    }
    else {
        p = &CA::getB;
    }

    cA.print(p, 3.0);
}

#define CALL_MEMBER_FN(object, ptrToMember)  ((object).*(ptrToMember))

class CA
{
public:
    typedef double (CA::*CAGetter)(const double x);

void print(CAGetter f, double x)

{
        std::cout << "value = " << CALL_MEMBER_FN(*this, f)(x) << 'n';
    }

CA a;
a.setA(3.1);
a.setB(4.2);

// Using a variable...
CA::CAGetter p = &CA::getA;
a.print(p, 1);

// without a variable
a.print(&CA::getB, 1);

// Calling the functions from outside the class...
std::cout << "From outside (A): " << CALL_MEMBER_FN(a, p)(10) << std::endl;
std::cout << "From outside (B): " << CALL_MEMBER_FN(a, &CA::getB)(10) << std::endl;

class CA
{
    public:
        typedef double (CA::*getter)( double );
        CA(void) {};
        ~CA(void) {};
        void setA(double x) {a = x; };
        void setB(double x) {b = x; };

        double getA(const double x) {return x*a; };
        double getB(const double x) {return x*b; };

        void print(getter f, double x) {
            char cTemp[256];
            sprintf(cTemp, "Value = %f", (this->*f)(x));
            std::cout << cTemp;
        };

    private:
        double a, b;
};

int main()
{
    CA cA;
    cA.setA(1.0);
    cA.setB(2.0);

    CA::getter p;

    if(true) {
            p = &CA::getA;
    } else {
            p = &CA::getB;
    cA.print( p, 3.0 );
}

class CA
{
    public:
        typedef boost::function<double( double )> getter;
        CA(void) {};
        ~CA(void) {};
        void setA(double x) {a = x; };
        void setB(double x) {b = x; };

        double getA(const double x) {return x*a; };
        double getB(const double x) {return x*b; };

        void print(getter f, double x) {
            char cTemp[256];
            sprintf(cTemp, "Value = %f", f(x));
            std::cout << cTemp;
        };

    private:
        double a, b;
};

int main()
{
    CA cA;
    cA.setA(1.0);
    cA.setB(2.0);

    CA::getter p;

    if(true) {
            p = boost::bind( &CA::getA, &cA, _1 );
    } else {
            p = boost::bind( &CA::getB, &cA, _1 );
    }
    cA.print( p, 3.0 );
}