C struct member pointer to C++ class instance

[bakaman]

Is it possible to have a C struct member pointer point to a instance of a class?

C header file myCstruct.h

struct
{
    myClass* m_instance;
} myCstruct;

C++ file main.cpp

extern "C" {
    #include "mCstruct.h"
}

void GetClassInstance( myCstruct* ptr )
{
    ptr->m_instance = new myClass();
}

[Disch]

I don't think so.

C++ can work with C, but not the other way around.

You could use a void pointer and then just cast it when you needed to, but blech.

I'm not really an expert on C, though, so maybe someone else can correct me on this.

[PanGalactic]

DIsch is correct. The proper way to do this is through a void* on the C side. To do anything with that void* on the C++ side you will need to use a dynamic_cast.