Ada 2005 Reference Manual

6.3.2 Inline Expansion of Subprograms

Subprograms may be expanded in line at the call site.

Syntax

The form of a pragma Inline, which is a program unit pragma (see 10.1.5), is as follows:

pragma Inline(name {, name});

Legality Rules

The pragma shall apply to one or more callable entities or generic subprograms.

Static Semantics

If a pragma Inline applies to a callable entity, this indicates that inline expansion is desired for all calls to that entity. If a pragma Inline applies to a generic subprogram, this indicates that inline expansion is desired for all calls to all instances of that generic subprogram.

Implementation Permissions

For each call, an implementation is free to follow or to ignore the recommendation expressed by the pragma.

An implementation may allow a pragma Inline that has an argument which is a direct_name denoting a subprogram_body of the same declarative_part.

NOTES

6 The name in a pragma Inline can denote more than one entity in the case of overloading. Such a pragma applies to all of the denoted entities.