Is the address-of operator (&) really needed?

[simendsjo]

On Thu, 31 May 2012 11:58:58 +0200, Dejan Lekic <dejan.lekic at gmail.com>  
wrote:
>   int function() fptr;
>   //fptr = handleRequest; // will not work, because it is "understdood"
> as:
>                           // fptr = handleRequest();
>

Only without -property