C++ Inline Functions

What are inline functions?

• Inline functions help to avoid the performance overhead associated with function calling when there are too many calls to a really small function.
• Code of an inline function would be inserted at every point of function call by the compiler.
• Adding the keyword inline is just an instruction to the compiler and there is no guarnatee.
• Inline functions are similar to #define but they have better type checking.
• If the function is defined within the class declaration and it is small the compiler may automatically decide to make the function inline.

EXAMPLE: Demonstrate the usage of inline functions

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

class MyClass {
        int data;
    public:
        MyClass() { data = 100; };
        inline int GetData() { return data; };
};

int main()
{
   MyClass obj;
   for ( int i = 0; i < 100; i++ )
   {
       cout << obj.GetData() << endl;
   }
}

OUTPUT:
100 (100 times)

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