what is the use of inline??

[vgoel38]

this code also works when i do not use inline keyword..so what is the use of this keyword??

#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>

class student
{
      char name[10];
      
      public:
             void output();
};

inline void student::output()
             {
                  printf("enter name");
                  scanf("%s",name);
                  printf("name is %s",name);
             }
int main()
{
    student a;
    a.output();
    getch();
     
}

[monad]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inline_function

[Fransje]

Take a look at this one: http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial/lesson13.html

[Athar]

The difference is that inline functions are not subject to the one-definition rule. Try to define the function again in a different translation unit. Without inline, you will get a linker error, with inline the linker will pick one of the definitions and succeed.