On 20-06-2012 17:45, ref2401 wrote:
I have a class, and I want to write factory methods which will encapsulate different ways of creating instances of this class. I can do this in 3 ways:// static method of the class public class Item { public static Item createItem_1() { ... } } // module function public Item createItem_2() { ... } // static function of the module public static Item createItem_3() { ... } Which way should I choose? What are their pros and cons?
The static keyword has no effect on module functions, so 2 and 3 are equivalent. There is no significant difference between static class methods and module functions.
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