calling a global function with a class method with the same declaration

Question

I would like to wrap a C library within a C++ class. For my C++ class I also would like to have the same declaration used by these C function: is it possible to do that?

If for example I have the case below how would it be possible to distinguish the C-function from the C++ one? I would like to call the C one off course.

 extern int my_foo( int val ); //   class MyClass{     public:     int my_foo( int val ){            // what to write here to use            // the C functions?            // If I call my_foo(val) it will call            // the class function not the global one     }  } 

Answer 1

Use the scope resolution operator :::

int my_foo( int val ){     // Call the global function 'my_foo'     return ::my_foo(val); }