diff --git a/Cpp/.gitignore b/Cpp/.gitignore
index d1860aa..d495376 100644
--- a/Cpp/.gitignore
+++ b/Cpp/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ cmake-build-debug-visual-studio
 cmake-build-debug
 cmake-build-release-visual-studio
 cmake-build-release
+.vs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Cpp/src/ArcscriptHelpers.h b/Cpp/src/ArcscriptHelpers.h
index b33c8b3..0713a90 100755
--- a/Cpp/src/ArcscriptHelpers.h
+++ b/Cpp/src/ArcscriptHelpers.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <vector>
 #include <set>
+#include <functional>
 #include "ArcscriptOutputs.h"
 
 namespace Arcweave {
@@ -33,9 +34,9 @@ class ArcscriptState {
   std::string currentElement;
   std::map<std::string, int> visits;
 
-  void (*emit) (const char* eventName);
+  std::function<void(const char*)>(emit);
 
-  ArcscriptState(std::string elementId, std::map<std::string, Variable> varValues, std::map<std::string, int> _visits, void (*_emit) (const char* eventName)) {
+  ArcscriptState(std::string elementId, std::map<std::string, Variable> varValues, std::map<std::string, int> _visits, std::function<void(const char*)> _emit) {
     currentElement = elementId;
     variableValues = varValues;
     for(const auto var : variableValues) {
diff --git a/Cpp/src/ArcscriptTranspiler.cpp b/Cpp/src/ArcscriptTranspiler.cpp
index 9452e1e..62d9965 100755
--- a/Cpp/src/ArcscriptTranspiler.cpp
+++ b/Cpp/src/ArcscriptTranspiler.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ TranspilerOutput ArcscriptTranspiler::runScript(std::string code) {
   return result;
 }
 
-UTranspilerOutput* runScriptExport(const char* code, const char* elId, UVariable* variables, size_t varLength, UVisit* visits, size_t visitsLength, void (*onEvent)(const char*))
+UTranspilerOutput* runScriptExport(const char* code, const char* elId, UVariable* variables, size_t varLength, UVisit* visits, size_t visitsLength, std::function<void(const char*)> onEvent)
 {
     Arcweave::TranspilerOutput transpilerOutput;
 
diff --git a/Cpp/src/ArcscriptTranspiler.h b/Cpp/src/ArcscriptTranspiler.h
index 4ce4126..ea00940 100755
--- a/Cpp/src/ArcscriptTranspiler.h
+++ b/Cpp/src/ArcscriptTranspiler.h
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ namespace Arcweave
 
 	ArcscriptState state;
 
-	ArcscriptTranspiler(std::string elId, std::map<std::string, Variable> initVars, std::map<std::string, int> _visits, void (*onEvent)(const char*)) : state(elId, initVars, _visits, onEvent) { };
+	ArcscriptTranspiler(std::string elId, std::map<std::string, Variable> initVars, std::map<std::string, int> _visits, std::function<void(const char*)> onEvent) : state(elId, initVars, _visits, onEvent) { };
 
 	/**
 	 * Runs the arcscript code and returns it's results.
@@ -149,5 +149,5 @@ namespace Arcweave
 	//ARCSCRIPTTRANSPILER_API UTranspilerOutput URunScript(char* code);
   };
 };
-EXPORTED Arcweave::UTranspilerOutput* runScriptExport(const char* code, const char* elId, Arcweave::UVariable* variables, size_t varLength, Arcweave::UVisit* visits, size_t visitsLength, void (*onEvent)(const char*));
+EXPORTED Arcweave::UTranspilerOutput* runScriptExport(const char* code, const char* elId, Arcweave::UVariable* variables, size_t varLength, Arcweave::UVisit* visits, size_t visitsLength, std::function<void(const char*)> onEvent);
 EXPORTED void deallocateOutput(Arcweave::UTranspilerOutput* output);