inline functions

[tryfekid]

where should:

#inlcude "inline_file.i" // contains inline functions

go??? in the header file (.h) or the implementation file (.cc)?

at first i was putting it in the header file and i was getting tons of errors, then i put it in the implementation file and it worked. it works so i'm fine, but someone keeps on telling me that it should go in the header file, so i need to know which way is the correct way.

thanks.

 

[MP456]

Hy,
the inline functions must be in the header file (*.h).
// Inside the class pippo
{
.....
void SetStream(streambuf *pStreamBuf) {
out.ios::rdbuf(pStreamBuf);
}
......
};

Or

// Outside the class
class pippo
{
.....
void SetStream(streambuf *pStreamBuf);
......
};

inline void SetStream(streambuf *pStreamBuf) {
out.ios::rdbuf(pStreamBuf);
}

 

[Zyrenthian]

If you define the inline functions in the class declaration you dont need to specify the "inline" keyword.

Example

class A
{
A(){};
void SayHi(){cout<<&quot;HI&quot;<<endl;};
}

If you want to define them outside of the header but declare them as inline in the class do:

Class A
{
A(){};
inline void SayHi();
}

Now, you can declare them after the class declaration as mentioned above but I also belive that because &quot;inline&quot; was specified in the declaration, you could do it in the .cpp file as well.

matt