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Diffstat (limited to 'src/library/scala/noinline.scala')
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1 files changed, 24 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/library/scala/noinline.scala b/src/library/scala/noinline.scala index 38fd4c39d6..6c21ed667d 100644 --- a/src/library/scala/noinline.scala +++ b/src/library/scala/noinline.scala @@ -11,8 +11,30 @@ package scala /** - * An annotation on methods that forbids the compiler to inline the - * method, no matter how safe the inlining appears to be. + * An annotation on methods that forbids the compiler to inline the method, no matter how safe the + * inlining appears to be. The annotation can be used at definition site or at callsite. + * + * {{{ + * @inline final def f1(x: Int) = x + * @noinline final def f2(x: Int) = x + * final def f3(x: Int) = x + * + * def t1 = f1(1) // inlined if possible + * def t2 = f2(1) // not inlined + * def t3 = f3(1) // may be inlined (heuristics) + * def t4 = f1(1): @noinline // not inlined (override at callsite) + * def t5 = f2(1): @inline // inlined if possible (override at callsite) + * def t6 = f3(1): @inline // inlined if possible + * def t7 = f3(1): @noinline // not inlined + * } + * }}} + * + * Note: parentheses are required when annotating a callsite within a larger expression. + * + * {{{ + * def t1 = f1(1) + f1(1): @noinline // equivalent to (f1(1) + f1(1)): @noinline + * def t2 = f1(1) + (f1(1): @noinline) // the second call to f1 is not inlined + * }}} * * @author Lex Spoon * @version 1.0, 2007-5-21 |