diff --git a/src/hb-open-type-private.hh b/src/hb-open-type-private.hh
index 0ccec1dea..7c877058a 100644
--- a/src/hb-open-type-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-open-type-private.hh
@@ -39,19 +39,37 @@
  * Casts
  */
 
-template <typename Type> const char * ConstCharP (const Type X) { return reinterpret_cast<const char *>(X); }
-template <typename Type> char * CharP (Type X) { return reinterpret_cast<char *>(X); }
-template <typename Type> char * DeConstCharP (const Type X) { return (char *) reinterpret_cast<const char *>(X); }
+template <typename Type> inline const char * ConstCharP (const Type X) { return reinterpret_cast<const char *>(X); }
+template <typename Type> inline char * CharP (Type X) { return reinterpret_cast<char *>(X); }
+template <typename Type> inline char * DeConstCharP (const Type X) { return (char *) reinterpret_cast<const char *>(X); }
 
 #define CONST_CAST(T,X,Ofs)	(*(reinterpret_cast<const T *>(ConstCharP(&(X)) + Ofs)))
 #define DECONST_CAST(T,X,Ofs)	(*(reinterpret_cast<T *>((char *)ConstCharP(&(X)) + Ofs)))
 #define CAST(T,X,Ofs) 		(*(reinterpret_cast<T *>(CharP(&(X)) + Ofs)))
 
-#define CONST_NEXT(T,X)		(*(reinterpret_cast<const T *>(ConstCharP(&(X)) + (X).get_size ())))
-#define NEXT(T,X)		(*(reinterpret_cast<T *>(CharP(&(X)) + (X).get_size ())))
 
-#define CONST_ARRAY_AFTER(T,X)	((reinterpret_cast<const T *>(ConstCharP(&(X)) + X.get_size ())))
-#define ARRAY_AFTER(T,X)	((reinterpret_cast<T *>(CharP(&(X)) + X.get_size ())))
+template<typename Type, typename TObject>
+inline const Type& StructAfter(const TObject &X)
+{
+  return * reinterpret_cast<const Type*> (ConstCharP (&X) + X.get_size());
+}
+template<typename Type, typename TObject>
+inline Type& StructAfter(TObject &X)
+{
+  return * reinterpret_cast<Type*> (CharP (&X) + X.get_size());
+}
+
+template<typename Type, typename TObject>
+inline const Type* ArrayAfter(const TObject &X)
+{
+  return reinterpret_cast<const Type*> (ConstCharP (&X) + X.get_size());
+}
+template<typename Type, typename TObject>
+inline Type* ArrayAfter(TObject &X)
+{
+  return reinterpret_cast<Type*> (CharP (&X) + X.get_size());
+}
+
 
 /*
  * Class features
@@ -504,8 +522,8 @@ struct LongOffsetTo : GenericOffsetTo<LongOffset, Type> {};
 template <typename LenType, typename Type>
 struct GenericArrayOf
 {
-  const Type *const_array(void) const { return CONST_ARRAY_AFTER (Type, len); }
-  Type *array(void) { return ARRAY_AFTER (Type, len); }
+  const Type *const_array(void) const { return ArrayAfter<Type> (len); }
+  Type *array(void) { return ArrayAfter<Type> (len); }
 
   const Type *const_sub_array (unsigned int start_offset, unsigned int *pcount /* IN/OUT */) const
   {
@@ -622,8 +640,8 @@ struct OffsetListOf : OffsetArrayOf<Type>
 template <typename Type>
 struct HeadlessArrayOf
 {
-  const Type *const_array(void) const { return CONST_ARRAY_AFTER (Type, len); }
-  Type *array(void) { return ARRAY_AFTER (Type, len); }
+  const Type *const_array(void) const { return ArrayAfter<Type> (len); }
+  Type *array(void) { return ArrayAfter<Type> (len); }
 
   inline const Type& operator [] (unsigned int i) const
   {
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh
index 05daebdcb..595e6403e 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ struct Lookup
     unsigned int flag = lookupFlag;
     if (HB_UNLIKELY (flag & LookupFlag::UseMarkFilteringSet))
     {
-      const USHORT &markFilteringSet = CONST_NEXT (USHORT, subTable);
+      const USHORT &markFilteringSet = StructAfter<USHORT> (subTable);
       flag += (markFilteringSet << 16);
     }
     return flag;
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ struct Lookup
     if (!(SANITIZE (lookupType) && SANITIZE (lookupFlag) && SANITIZE_THIS (subTable))) return false;
     if (HB_UNLIKELY (lookupFlag & LookupFlag::UseMarkFilteringSet))
     {
-      USHORT &markFilteringSet = NEXT (USHORT, subTable);
+      USHORT &markFilteringSet = StructAfter<USHORT> (subTable);
       if (!SANITIZE (markFilteringSet)) return false;
     }
     return true;
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-private.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-private.hh
index a82833716..829911611 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-private.hh
@@ -586,8 +586,8 @@ struct ReverseChainSingleSubstFormat1
     if (HB_LIKELY (index == NOT_COVERED))
       return false;
 
-    const OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &lookahead = CONST_NEXT (OffsetArrayOf<Coverage>, backtrack);
-    const ArrayOf<GlyphID> &substitute = CONST_NEXT (ArrayOf<GlyphID>, lookahead);
+    const OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &lookahead = StructAfter<OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> > (backtrack);
+    const ArrayOf<GlyphID> &substitute = StructAfter<ArrayOf<GlyphID> > (lookahead);
 
     if (match_backtrack (APPLY_ARG,
 			 backtrack.len, (USHORT *) backtrack.const_array(),
@@ -609,10 +609,10 @@ struct ReverseChainSingleSubstFormat1
     TRACE_SANITIZE ();
     if (!SANITIZE_THIS2 (coverage, backtrack))
       return false;
-    OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &lookahead = NEXT (OffsetArrayOf<Coverage>, backtrack);
+    OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &lookahead = StructAfter<OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> > (backtrack);
     if (!SANITIZE_THIS (lookahead))
       return false;
-    ArrayOf<GlyphID> &substitute = NEXT (ArrayOf<GlyphID>, lookahead);
+    ArrayOf<GlyphID> &substitute = StructAfter<ArrayOf<GlyphID> > (lookahead);
     return SANITIZE (substitute);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos-private.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos-private.hh
index 9418e712d..cc0542b27 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos-private.hh
@@ -569,9 +569,9 @@ struct ChainRule
   inline bool apply (APPLY_ARG_DEF, ChainContextLookupContext &lookup_context) const
   {
     TRACE_APPLY ();
-    const HeadlessArrayOf<USHORT> &input = CONST_NEXT (HeadlessArrayOf<USHORT>, backtrack);
-    const ArrayOf<USHORT> &lookahead = CONST_NEXT (ArrayOf<USHORT>, input);
-    const ArrayOf<LookupRecord> &lookup = CONST_NEXT (ArrayOf<LookupRecord>, lookahead);
+    const HeadlessArrayOf<USHORT> &input = StructAfter<HeadlessArrayOf<USHORT> > (backtrack);
+    const ArrayOf<USHORT> &lookahead = StructAfter<ArrayOf<USHORT> > (input);
+    const ArrayOf<LookupRecord> &lookup = StructAfter<ArrayOf<LookupRecord> > (lookahead);
     return chain_context_lookup (APPLY_ARG,
 				 backtrack.len, backtrack.const_array(),
 				 input.len, input.const_array(),
@@ -585,11 +585,11 @@ struct ChainRule
   inline bool sanitize (SANITIZE_ARG_DEF) {
     TRACE_SANITIZE ();
     if (!SANITIZE (backtrack)) return false;
-    HeadlessArrayOf<USHORT> &input = NEXT (HeadlessArrayOf<USHORT>, backtrack);
+    HeadlessArrayOf<USHORT> &input = StructAfter<HeadlessArrayOf<USHORT> > (backtrack);
     if (!SANITIZE (input)) return false;
-    ArrayOf<USHORT> &lookahead = NEXT (ArrayOf<USHORT>, input);
+    ArrayOf<USHORT> &lookahead = StructAfter<ArrayOf<USHORT> > (input);
     if (!SANITIZE (lookahead)) return false;
-    ArrayOf<LookupRecord> &lookup = NEXT (ArrayOf<LookupRecord>, lookahead);
+    ArrayOf<LookupRecord> &lookup = StructAfter<ArrayOf<LookupRecord> > (lookahead);
     return SANITIZE (lookup);
   }
 
@@ -742,14 +742,14 @@ struct ChainContextFormat3
   inline bool apply (APPLY_ARG_DEF, apply_lookup_func_t apply_func) const
   {
     TRACE_APPLY ();
-    const OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &input = CONST_NEXT (OffsetArrayOf<Coverage>, backtrack);
+    const OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &input = StructAfter<OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> > (backtrack);
 
     unsigned int index = (this+input[0]) (IN_CURGLYPH ());
     if (HB_LIKELY (index == NOT_COVERED))
       return false;
 
-    const OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &lookahead = CONST_NEXT (OffsetArrayOf<Coverage>, input);
-    const ArrayOf<LookupRecord> &lookup = CONST_NEXT (ArrayOf<LookupRecord>, lookahead);
+    const OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &lookahead = StructAfter<OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> > (input);
+    const ArrayOf<LookupRecord> &lookup = StructAfter<ArrayOf<LookupRecord> > (lookahead);
     struct ChainContextLookupContext lookup_context = {
       {match_coverage, apply_func},
       {ConstCharP(this), ConstCharP(this), ConstCharP(this)}
@@ -766,11 +766,11 @@ struct ChainContextFormat3
   inline bool sanitize (SANITIZE_ARG_DEF) {
     TRACE_SANITIZE ();
     if (!SANITIZE_THIS (backtrack)) return false;
-    OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &input = NEXT (OffsetArrayOf<Coverage>, backtrack);
+    OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &input = StructAfter<OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> > (backtrack);
     if (!SANITIZE_THIS (input)) return false;
-    OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &lookahead = NEXT (OffsetArrayOf<Coverage>, input);
+    OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &lookahead = StructAfter<OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> > (input);
     if (!SANITIZE_THIS (lookahead)) return false;
-    ArrayOf<LookupRecord> &lookup = NEXT (ArrayOf<LookupRecord>, lookahead);
+    ArrayOf<LookupRecord> &lookup = StructAfter<ArrayOf<LookupRecord> > (lookahead);
     return SANITIZE (lookup);
   }