What is the difference between macros and inline functions?

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What is the difference between macros and inline functions?..

Answer / kiran kumar yakkala

Macro- does not involve in compilation if there is any
logical error also just replaces the code
inline- look like function, but control doesn't goes to
fucntion and execute, it simply replaces the code like
macro but involves in compilation.

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What is the difference between macros and inline functions?..

Answer / karna

when macro function executing the program control go to that macro function definition part
when inline function executed the definition part of function
came in inline functin call part and executed...program control not chance in any where of the program...

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What is the difference between macros and inline functions?..

Answer / rahul sharma

Macro is a must do thing whearas inline is a hint to the compiler. he may choose not to inline if the function seems complex (it uses recursion or many loops)

Macro can have side effects e.g. the typical
SQUARE(++i); problem

but these problem are not there in inline functions

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What is the difference between macros and inline functions?..

Answer / vishal

1> Macros are always expanded by pre-processor, whereas compiler may or may not replace the inline definitions. You cant force compiler to make a function inline. It is purely compiler based decision.

2> Debugging macros is also difficult.

3>  Expressions passed as arguments to inline functions are evaluated once. In some cases, expressions passed as arguments to macros can be evaluated more than once.

Here i got exact answer : http://www.firmcodes.com/difference-macro-inline-c/

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What is the difference between macros and inline functions?..

Answer / jayapradap a

the way they are handled. Inline functions are parsed by the compiler, whereas macros are expanded by the C++ preprocesso these are The major difference between inline functions and macros

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