Inline Method

[Sahil Malik [MVP]]

Is there a way to do Inline methods in C# - like you can in C++?

If not, can anyone tell me the reasoning behind why they were removed?

- Sahil Malik [MVP]
http://codebetter.com/blogs/sahil.malik/

[Jeff Connelly]

"Sahil Malik [MVP]" <co*****************@nospam.com> wrote in message
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Is there a way to do Inline methods in C# - like you can in C++?

If not, can anyone tell me the reasoning behind why they were removed?

You cannot specify them directly. The main reason is that they were never
guaranteed in C++ anyway. If you specify inline in C++, the compiler will
do it if it can. On the other hand, the C# compiler will do it whenever it
thinks it's best without you having to specify it. This results in
optimized code (which is the point of inline functions anyway), but without
the potential for slightly more control that you might have in C++. The end
result is usually going to be better, since the optimal solution will almost
always occur without any thought required on the programmers part.

[Bruce Wood]

Not to put too fine a point on it, but inlining is done by the JITter,
not by the C# compiler.

This allows the system to inline calls to simple methods / properties
without locking method / property implementations into the compiled
code (which would require you to recompile your application every time
a DLL that you use changed).

So, the inlining is done at run time when your code is translated from
intermediate code to machine code (Just-In-Time compilation, or
JITting).

[Sahil Malik [MVP]]

Okay Makes sense - thanks Bruce & Jeff.

- Sahil Malik [MVP]
http://codebetter.com/blogs/sahil.malik/


"Bruce Wood" <br*******@canada.com> wrote in message
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Not to put too fine a point on it, but inlining is done by the JITter,
not by the C# compiler.

This allows the system to inline calls to simple methods / properties
without locking method / property implementations into the compiled
code (which would require you to recompile your application every time
a DLL that you use changed).

So, the inlining is done at run time when your code is translated from
intermediate code to machine code (Just-In-Time compilation, or
JITting).