namespace wrapper {
    // Use private inheritance to prevent direct access to the
    // members of POINT
    class Point : private POINT
    {
    public:
        Point() { }
        ~Point() { }

        // Copy constructor
        Point(const ::POINT& p) { x = p.x; y = p.y; }

        // Accessor/mutators
        void setX(long nx) { x = nx; }
        long getX() { return x; }
        void setY(long ny) { y = ny; }
        long getY() { return y; }

        // Allow implicit conversions to POINT* when necessary
        // Replaces getStruct()
        operator ::POINT*() { return this; }
        operator const ::POINT*() const { return this; }

        // Copy assignment operators
        Point& operator=(const POINT& p)
        {
            x = p.x;
            y = p.y;
            return *this;
        }

        Point& operator=(const Point& p)
        {
            x = p.x;
            y = p.y;
            return *this;
        }
    };
}

extern "C" void someCFunction(POINT *);

int main()
{
    POINT cp;
    wrapper::Point p;

    p.x = 0; // FAIL
    p.setX(0); // OK
    p = cp; // OK

    // No need to call getPoint().
    someCFunction(p);
}