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
>
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