Re: Static vs. instance method: Which one performs better?

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On Mar 1, 3:35 am, gnewsgroup <gnewsgr...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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I guess the task of the methods in the code above is too light to
yield any significant result.

Definitely. Even if there *were* a difference, you'd have to call a
method millions or even *hundreds* of millions of times to see it.

So, I am wondering, in general, if
there is a performance difference between a static method and an
instance method, assuming that they do exactly the same thing.

Anyone has an idea? Thank you.

In theory a static method might be very, very, *very* slightly faster
- there's no "this" parameter to pass.

However, this should never *ever* be the deciding factor in whether or
not to make a method static.

Jon
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