`inline` function s body is being copied to the call site at kotlinlang #getting-started

`inline` function’s body is being copied to the ca...

miha-x64

01/16/2017, 10:46 AM

inline

function’s body is being copied to the call-site at compile-time, along with inline lambdas. E. g.

openSomeStream().use {}

operates like

try (InputStream is = openSomeStream) {}

, with no overhead for creating real JVM methods and/or anonymous classes.