Hi JERRY,
JERRY COFFIN was observed on 09-Sep-97, writing to PETER HAYWOOD
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 JK>> You shouldn't be using macros in C++, try inline functions
 PH>> C++), but why shouldn't I use macros in C++? Doesn't C++ like
 PH>> macros for some reason, or is it just a matter of style?
 JC> if an inline function will work, it's better than a macro.  It
 JC> will generally eliminate the same function call overhead that a
 JC> macro is usually intended to eliminate. Later, Jerry.
 But inline is only a request.  The compiler does not have to
 place the code inline.   Would the same apply to a macro?  In
 other words... even though the preprocessor expands the code
 inline the compiler could treat it as if it were a function
 call?
 Roger Scudder
 rogers@gim.net
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