C / C++ / MFC

#include <windows.h>
#include <process.h>
#include <iostream>
 
using namespace std;
 
class Fred {
private:
    int     m_nThreadCount;
    union {
        void (__cdecl Fred::*x )(void *);
        void (__cdecl *y )(void *);
    } z;
 
public:
    void  __cdecl ThreadProc(void*);
    void   StartThread();
    Fred():m_nThreadCount(0){};
};
 
void Fred::ThreadProc(void* lpParam) {
    ++m_nThreadCount;
    cout << "Hey its me Fred!" << " Count is " << m_nThreadCount << endl;
}
 
void Fred::StartThread() {
 
    z.x = &Fred::ThreadProc;
    _beginthread(z.y, 0, this);
    cout << "Thread started..." << endl << flush;
 
}
 
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    cout << "Thread test!" << endl;
 
    Fred    fred;
 
    fred.StartThread();
 
    int x;
    cin >> x;
    return 0;
}