Ahh.. so nice to start an interesting discussion! So, my question is... When do you use a Static vs. a Shared Property?
Any examples/tutorials floating around? Sounds like a good RBDev or RBlib article... >On Feb 27, 2007, at 23:51 UTC, Tim Hare wrote: > >> Let me try to put it another way. The distinction is probably better >> highlighted by comparing the class vs. the instance. If you were to >> put the static variable in the Action event of the instance, then it >> acts in the traditional manner. > >I'm not sure what you mean by this. As a static variable, it's a >single global value that's only accessible from within the method. > >> If you use that same static in the >> class, then it acts slightly differently. > >How does it act slightly differently? It's a single global value >that's only accessible from within the method, no matter where you do >it. I can see no difference whatsoever. > >I'm not trying to pick on you here; I think one of us is confused about >how static variables work, and if that's the case, there are probably >others here that are confused too. Seems worth a bit of effort to get >to the bottom of it. > >Best, >- Joe > >-- >Joe Strout -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Verified Express, LLC "Making the Internet a Better Place" >http://www.verex.com/ > >_______________________________________________ >Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: ><http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> > >Search the archives: ><http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
