Re: Function pointers to inline functions

["Steve Graegert" <graegerts@gmail.com>]

Shriramana,

On 4/4/07, Shriramana Sharma <samjnaa@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello.
>
> As per my understanding, an inline function is replaced in place by the
> compiler with the body of the function, so it does not have a separate
> location in memory in contrast with a regular function. This being so,
> how is it possible to extract a pointer to an inline function and
> effectively use it?
>
> See the attached two examples. They work and though it's a good thing
> for my project that I can extract a pointer to an inline function I do
> not understand how it is possible.

Whenever you request a pointer to an inline function the compiler will
place a normal subroutine version of the inline's implementation in an
object file and return its address.  So, effectively, the function
pointer does not point to an inline function at all.

       \Steve

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