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> any executable code appearing in a header file might end up existing in multiple copies throughout the executable that's why the keyword "inline" exists.

• Koshkin 9y ago
  'Inline' does not prevent duplication of the generated code (in fact, it forces it).
  • dllthomas 9y ago
    ... mostly. Except in the case where the inlined version can be optimized away, which is the best time to use inline but not entirely germane.