inline virtual function

Question

In C++, my understanding is that virtual function can be inlined, but generally, the hint to inline is ignored. It seems that inline virtual functions do not make too much

Answer 1

You can have virtual functions as inline. The decision to make the function call inline is not just made at the compile time. It could be anytime between compilation to rutime. You can refer to this article from Herb Sutter. Inline Redux