Why callback functions needs to be static when declared in class

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A member function is a function that need a class instance to be called on.
Members function cannot be called without providing the instance to call on to. That makes it harder to use sometimes.

A static function is almost like a global function : it don’t need a class instance to be called on. So you only need to get the pointer to the function to be able to call it.

Take a look to std::function (or std::tr1::function or boost::function if your compiler doesn’t provide it yet), it’s useful in your case as it allow you to use anything that is callable (providing () syntax or operator ) as callback, including callable objects and member functions (see std::bind or boost::bind for this case).

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