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Organization: Moscow State University Branch in Ulianovsk, MMF
From: akondra AT mmf DOT univ DOT simbirsk DOT su (A.V. Kondratiev)
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 96 13:32:59 +0300
Subject: C++ inline members in templates are not expanded
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It is something strange with inline members in templates.
In the following sample

template <class T> class Array {
public:
    Array(unsigned sz = 0 ): data(0), lim(sz) {
      if (lim) data = new T[sz];
    }

    ~Array() {
       if (data) delete [] data;
     }

    inline T  & operator [] ( unsigned index ) const {
      return data[index];
    }

protected:
    T  * data;
    unsigned lim;
};

int main() {
  Array<int> a(10);
  int i;
  i=a[5];      //!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  return 0;
}

Array<int>::operator[] is not expanded inline compiling by gcc 2.7.2.1
gcc -S -O -g0 name.cc. I tried different options but it seems that compiler
does not pay attention to inline directive in templates . Particularly
Array<int>::operator[] must be inline without any 'inline' directives
because it's body is in the class declaration and such simple members are
really needed to be inline! HOW? Please, send your answers
to my e-mail. Thank you.

Aleksey V. Kondratyev, Simbirsk, Russia
akondra AT mmf DOT univ DOT simbirsk DOT su