On Sun, 2003-05-11 at 12:38, Suseelan B Sarin wrote:
> Can I do "if ( InLnFn() )" where InLnFn is defined as a inline
> function. GCC did not produce any error. But is there a catch somewhere?.
> I doubt this, because "if ( { return 1 } )" causes gcc to produce an
> error. (Or, is my understanding of inline fns itself is wrong? Is it the
> complied object code for inline fn that will be inserted where it is
> called? )
Right. An inline function is not put line-for-line into the function
that is calling it, as a preprocessor define would be.
Instead the compiler intelligently decides what to do based on the
resulting code from the inline and the call site.
Robert Love
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