Chapter 25. inline Redux

Difficulty: 7

Quick: When is inlining performed? And is it possible to write a function that can be guar-anteed never to be inlined? In this Item, we'll consider the many and varied opportunities for inlining, including many that are likely to surprise you. The answers, stated simply, are, “It's never too late, and nothing is impossible…”

JG Question

  1. What is inlining?

Guru Question

  1. When is inlining performed? Is it at:

    1. coding time?

    2. compile time?

    3. link time?

    4. application installation time?

    5. run time?

    6. some other time?

  2. For extra marks: What kinds of functions are guaranteed never to be inlined?

Solution

Which answer did you pick for Question 2? If you picked (a) or (b), you're not alone. Those are the most common answers, and you might have ...

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