what is the difference between static method of the class, module method and static method of the module?

[Jonathan M Davis]

On Wednesday, June 20, 2012 17:47:05 Alex Rønne Petersen wrote:
> 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.

The only difference is how they're called. createItem() vs Item.createItem().

- Jonathan M Davis