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How does Swift handle inline optimization and function inlining?

Updated May 17, 2026

Short answer

Swift compiler replaces function calls with function body to reduce call overhead.

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Inlining removes function call overhead by embedding function body at call site. The compiler decides based on function size, complexity, and optimization level. Excessive inlining can increase binary size but reduce runtime overhead.

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