Re: How to know the inline-function was implemented the inline way or normal way?
ypjofficial@indiatimes.com wrote:
Hello All,
Inline before a function definition is just a request to the compiler
to make the function inline.
The compiler may or maynot make it inline..
My question is ..is there any way by which I can find at runtime
whether the particular function which is marked as inline,is made
inline or is treated like other function by the compiler ?
I would consult your C++ compiler's documentation to answer the
question as it pertains to your situation. Some C++ compilers can be
configured to issue a warning whenever a function declared inline is
not inlined for whatever reason (for example, the -Winline command line
option for the gcc compiler). As others have noted, the set of inlined
function calls in a program can be highly variable - therefore creating
dependencies on the inlined state of a particular function call is
probably not a recipe for stable development.
Greg
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