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Macro and Inline function
What is the difference between macro and inline function?


  
Total Answers and Comments: 1 Last Update: April 08, 2008     Asked by: rakesh_chourasia 
  
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April 07, 2008 11:33:41   #1  
gupta_pratibha Member Since: March 2008   Contribution: 3    

RE: Macro and Inline function

Compiler performs return type checking, function signature before putting inline function into symbol table. But there is no type checking for Macros. So Macros are more error prone as compared to inline functions.


 
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