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Inline expansion

In computing, inline expansion, or inlining, is a manual or compiler optimization that replaces a function call site with the body of the called function. Inline expansion is similar to macro expansion, but occurs during compiling, without changing the source code (the text), while macro expansion occurs before compiling, and results in different text…

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Effect on performance

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Implementation

Benefits

Limits

Comparison with macros

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Inline expansion

Nodes103
Edges102
Triples41
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019417
Components1

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Inline expansion

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related to Comparison with macros · 9
Inline expansion → C99, Compiler, In, Inline, Many, Since, Thus, Traditionally, Use
related to overview · 7
Inline expansion → Hence, If, In, Inline, Inlined, It, The
related to Benefits · 6
Inline expansion → For, In, Inline, That, The, This
related to Language support · 5
Inline expansion → Ada, Java, Many, Other, The
related to Limits · 3
Inline expansion → An, Complete, There
related to Effect on performance · 2
Inline expansion → However, The

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inlining compiler inline function code functions expansion performance inlined call due optimizations body cache use may optimization compilers macros macro

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Cinstance ofIn lower-level imperative languages0.80text
Fortran it is typically a 10instance ofIn lower-level imperative languages0.80text
embedded systemsinstance ofbut can be an issue for resource-constrained environments0.80text
loop unrollinginstance ofThis is a similar issue to other code expanding optimizations0.80text
which also reduces number of instructions processedinstance ofThis is a similar issue to other code expanding optimizations0.80text
but can decrease performance due to poorer cache performance.The precise effect of inlining on cache performance is complexinstance ofThis is a similar issue to other code expanding optimizations0.80text
parameterized macros or inline functions to tell the compiler to transform the code in this wayinstance ofit would be preferable to use an inlining language feature0.80text
Cinstance ofin languages0.80text
inline expansion was accomplished at the source level using parameterized macrosinstance ofin languages0.80text
Inline expansionrelated to BenefitsInline0.60section
Inline expansionrelated to BenefitsThat0.60section
Inline expansionrelated to BenefitsFor0.60section

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