How to store function pointers in struct and call them?

[haochenuw]

The use-case I have in mind is the following: I have some struct Bar which should be able to mix two Foo instances, and I want the actual method for mixing to be passed in at run time. So I started using a function pointer.

But when I compile I got an error saying "no method named mix_method found for reference &Bar in the current scope". It looks like it's trying to find a method in Bar instead of calling the function pointer?

What's the right syntax to call the function pointer?

pun fn mix_method1(op1: &Foo, op2: &Foo) -> Foo; 
pun fn mix_method2(op1: &Foo, op2: &Foo) -> Foo; 


struct Bar{
    a: Foo,
    b: Foo,
    mix_method: fn(&Foo, &Foo)->Foo,
}

impl Bar{
    pub fn mix(&self) -> Foo{
        self.mix_method(&self.a, &self.b); // It complains 
    }
}

[elsuizo]

the error message is super clear:

error[E0599]: no method named `mix_method` found for reference `&Bar` in the current scope
  --> src/main.rs:20:14
   |
20 |         self.mix_method(&self.a, &self.b)
   |              ^^^^^^^^^^ field, not a method
   |
help: to call the function stored in `mix_method`, surround the field access with parentheses
   |
20 |         (self.mix_method)(&self.a, &self.b)
   |         ^               ^

you should surround the method with parentheses:

impl Bar{
    pub fn mix(&self) -> Foo{
        (self.mix_method)(&self.a, &self.b); // It complains 
    }
}