Southpark:
I guess the inductor is a factor though, because the transient behaviour involves the inductor, as well as the behaviour of the input (such as the input voltage versus time), and maybe some resistance etc in the cable.
My point was that the inductor does not generate the transient; the switch does. The switch is in complete control of the voltage, and the transient does not emanate from the inductor, but from the switch. 