The best replacement for function pointer is virtual function.

The best alternatives to function pointer are rated as following:
★★★★★  virtual function
★★★★★  delegate
★★★★  function object
★★★  pointer to function
★★  lambda
★  delegate c++
★  callback
  functor
  boost function

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