Here is the code used: -- #include <iostream> class Fun { public: void disp(char const *const something) { cout << (something) << endl; } }; using Fun::disp; int main(void) { disp("Hello World!"); return 0; } -- Compiler: egcs-2.91.66 (Red Hat Linux 6.2) Compiler options: g++ -g -Wall -ansi -pedantic fun.cpp -o fun I hope this helps. -- Marco Soeima