diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/tcl/mpointer/Makefile b/SWIG/Examples/tcl/mpointer/Makefile
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index 000000000..7d3d5f9cb
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+++ b/SWIG/Examples/tcl/mpointer/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+TOP        = ../..
+SWIG       = $(TOP)/../swig
+CXXSRCS    = example.cxx
+TARGET     = example
+INTERFACE  = example.i
+LIBS       = -lm
+
+all::
+	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile CXXSRCS='$(CXXSRCS)' SWIG='$(SWIG)' \
+	TARGET='$(TARGET)' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' tcl_cpp
+
+static::
+	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile CXXSRCS='$(CXXSRCS)' SWIG='$(SWIG)' \
+	TARGET='mytclsh' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' tclsh_cpp_static
+
+clean::
+	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile tcl_clean
+
+check: all
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/tcl/mpointer/example.cxx b/SWIG/Examples/tcl/mpointer/example.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80d95f618
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+++ b/SWIG/Examples/tcl/mpointer/example.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/* File : example.c */
+
+#include "example.h"
+#include <math.h>
+#ifndef M_PI
+#  define M_PI 3.14159265358979323846
+#endif
+
+/* Move the shape to a new location */
+void Shape::move(double dx, double dy) {
+  x += dx;
+  y += dy;
+}
+
+int Shape::nshapes = 0;
+
+double Circle::area(void) {
+  return M_PI*radius*radius;
+}
+
+double Circle::perimeter(void) {
+  return 2*M_PI*radius;
+}
+
+double Square::area(void) {
+  return width*width;
+}
+
+double Square::perimeter(void) {
+  return 4*width;
+}
+
+double do_op(Shape *s, double (Shape::*m)(void)) {
+  return (s->*m)();
+}
+
+double (Shape::*areapt())(void) {
+  return &Shape::area;
+}
+
+double (Shape::*perimeterpt())(void) {
+  return &Shape::perimeter;
+}
+
+/* Member pointer variables */
+double (Shape::*areavar)(void) = &Shape::area;
+double (Shape::*perimetervar)(void) = &Shape::perimeter;
+
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/tcl/mpointer/example.h b/SWIG/Examples/tcl/mpointer/example.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..110fe91c1
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+++ b/SWIG/Examples/tcl/mpointer/example.h
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+/* File : example.h */
+
+class Shape {
+public:
+  Shape() {
+    nshapes++;
+  }
+  virtual ~Shape() {
+    nshapes--;
+  };
+  double  x, y;   
+  double  *z;
+
+  void    move(double dx, double dy);
+  virtual double area(void) = 0;
+  virtual double perimeter(void) = 0;
+  static  int nshapes;
+};
+
+class Circle : public Shape {
+private:
+  double radius;
+public:
+  Circle(double r) : radius(r) { };
+  virtual double area(void);
+  virtual double perimeter(void);
+};
+  
+class Square : public Shape {
+private:
+  double width;
+public:
+  Square(double w) : width(w) { };
+  virtual double area(void);
+  virtual double perimeter(void);
+};
+
+extern double do_op(Shape *s, double (Shape::*m)(void));
+
+/* Functions that return member pointers */
+
+extern double (Shape::*areapt())(void);
+extern double (Shape::*perimeterpt())(void);
+
+/* Global variables that are member pointers */
+extern double (Shape::*areavar)(void);
+extern double (Shape::*perimetervar)(void);
+
+
+  
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/tcl/mpointer/example.i b/SWIG/Examples/tcl/mpointer/example.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..238792be8
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+++ b/SWIG/Examples/tcl/mpointer/example.i
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+/* File : example.i */
+%module example
+
+%{
+#include "example.h"
+%}
+
+/* Let's just grab the original header file here */
+%include "example.h"
+
+/* Some constants */
+
+%constant double (Shape::*AREAPT)(void) = &Shape::area;
+%constant double (Shape::*PERIMPT)(void) = &Shape::perimeter;
+%constant double (Shape::*NULLPT)(void) = 0;
+
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/tcl/mpointer/runme.tcl b/SWIG/Examples/tcl/mpointer/runme.tcl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5eefad89f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/tcl/mpointer/runme.tcl
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+# Example using pointers to member functions
+
+catch { load ./example[info sharedlibextension] example}
+
+# Get the pointers
+
+set area_pt [ areapt ]
+set perim_pt [ perimeterpt ]
+
+puts "area_pt  = $area_pt"
+puts "perim_pt = $perim_pt"
+
+# Create some objects
+
+set c [Circle -args 4]
+set s [Square -args 10]
+
+# Do some calculations
+
+puts "Circle area  = [do_op $c $area_pt]"
+puts "Circle perim = [do_op $c $perim_pt]"
+puts "Square area  = [do_op $s $area_pt]"
+puts "Square perim = [do_op $s $perim_pt]"
+
+puts "areavar      = $areavar";
+puts "perimetervar = $perimetervar";
+
+# Try the variables
+puts "Circle area  = [do_op $c $areavar]"
+puts "Circle perim = [do_op $c $perimetervar]"
+puts "Square area  = [do_op $s $areavar]"
+puts "Square perim = [do_op $s $perimetervar]"
+
+# Modify one of the variables
+set areavar $perim_pt
+
+puts "Circle perimeter = [do_op $c $areavar]"
+
+# Try the constants
+
+puts "example.AREAPT = $AREAPT"
+puts "example.PERIMPT= $PERIMPT"
+puts "example.NULLPT = $NULLPT"
+
+puts "Circle area  = [do_op $c $AREAPT]"
+puts "Circle perim = [do_op $c $PERIMPT]"
+puts "Square area  = [do_op $s $AREAPT]"
+puts "Square perim = [do_op $s $PERIMPT]"
+