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Christopher Debove
Courses Plus Student 18,373 PointsIs there a reason for not using a static Repository class?
All my interrogations are in the title.
Currently on the course we create a constructor to instantiate a new ComicBookRepository.
Isn't it more optimized to use the repository with static methods ?
// Using
var comicBook = ComicBookRepository.GetComicBook(2);
// In place of
var comicBook = _comicBookRepository.GetComicBook(2);
2 Answers
Steven Parker
231,275 PointsInteresting idea.
But you'd have to redefine the class and its methods to be static before you could call it that way. And since only one instance is being maintained, the "optimization" in speed or size might be hard to detect. But it should be doable if you really wanted.
Christopher Debove
Courses Plus Student 18,373 PointsYeah I know but it may be more simple too, no need to remember to instantiate a new repo on the controller. Thanks for the answer