Thread: Is an inline function really the same as a macro?

I'm wondering if an inline function is really the same as a preprocessor macro - just with some advantages like type checking et cetera.

Would that mean if I define

Code:

inline void double_it(int a) {
    a += a;
}

and I use it like this

Code:

int a = 5;
double_it(a);

that my var 'a' would be actually 10 afterwards? Or would I still need to use pointers?

This question just came up when I read through some C tutorial - and I'm almost sure that this isn't working