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C#

Posted by Jordan Glean
Jordan Glean
2,542 Points

Static vs Instance Methods

Why don't programmers just make every method static?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

Instance methods can access the specific object they are invoked on through the keyword "this". So any operation that uses or updates object properties is more easily implemented as an instance method.