when to make a method static
- by Don
Hi,
I'd like to know how people decide whether to define a method as static. I'm aware that a method can only be defined as static if it doesn't require access to instance fields. So lets say we have a method that does not access instance fields, do you always define such a method as static, or only if you need to call it statically (without a reference to an instance).
Perhaps another way of asking the same question, is whether you use static or non-static as the default?
Thanks,
Don
