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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: inline virtual functions ?
From:       Pete Goodliffe <pete.goodliffe () pace ! co ! uk>
Date:       2000-03-02 10:21:07
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Lubos Lunak wrote:
> To the original question : In case there's a chance the function will be ever
> get inlined and it will make difference if it is or is not inlined, I'd say make
> it inline.

I disagree. Scott Meyers states in Item 33 of Effective C++:

"Initially, don't inline anything, or at least limit your inlining to those
functions that are truly trivial"

Anything with a virtual binding is not trivial even if it's implementation
is something like:

    virtual void getA() const { return a; }

It's not worth it.

Cheers,

Pete

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