How to use tasks

[agartner01]

I read the task section in the WPILib manual and the class help file, but when I'm having difficulty getting anything working. The example I'm giving has everything extra cut out. (spelling and code punctuation might not be right)

class 4174robot : public InterativeRobot
{
public:
4174robot();
...(Interative Robot Overrides)...
void TestTaskFunction();
...
private:
Task *task1;
...
};
4174robot:4174robot()
{
task1 = new Task("testtask", (VOIDFUNCPTR) TestTaskFunction();
}
...
4174robot:Teleopinit
{
task1->start;
}
...
4174robot:Disabledinit
{
task1->stop;
}
...
4174robot:TestTaskFunction()
{
std::cout<<"task has been started"<<endl;
}

It complies fine (sometimes), but as I watch it on the WTX console, it just says something along the lines of "task failed." whey I start teleop.