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C++ : What is the difference when a function is defined within a class and outside class ?

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C++ : What is the difference when a function is defined within a class and outside class ?
posted Aug 19, 2018 by Vikram Singh

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Apart from difference of the syntax for defining functions (methods) within a class and outside class, When you define them within the class, C++ automatically makes them inline without explicitly mentioning it. While outside class definition of function doesn't makes it inline without prefixing with keyword 'inline' before the return type of the method in the header file for class

answer Aug 21, 2018 by 김홍숙
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