Execution speed of overloaded functions

[linvin333]

Hi,
Does function overloading affect the speed of execution of the program
?
If so what is the reason ?
How does it compare with a speed of a program using non-overloded
functions ?


Linny

 

[Markus Moll]

Hi

Hi,
Does function overloading affect the speed of execution of the program
?

Certainly not.

Markus

 

[David White]

Hi,
Does function overloading affect the speed of execution of the program
?

No. Why should it? Overloaded or not, the function will be translated to an
address, or inlined, or whatever. Any cost in resolving which function to
call is at compile time, not run-time.

If so what is the reason ?
N/A

How does it compare with a speed of a program using non-overloded
functions ?

The same.

DW

 

[Stephen Howe]

Does function overloading affect the speed of execution of the program ?

No. Execution speed is not affected at all.
What may be affected is the speed of compilation.

If you provided over 3 trillion different functions all called foobar(), the
compiler might takes some time working out which version is a best match for
arguments provided.

Stephen Howe