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C# C# Objects Methods Documentation

Nicolas Bastos
Nicolas Bastos
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Posted by Nicolas Bastos
Nicolas Bastos
4,209 Points

Just by looking at System.DateTime.AddDays() how would I know if it is an instance method or a static method?

What the title says, I am very confused. I kinda get the difference but dont understand how you could find out just by looking at that. Thankyou!

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

:point_right: You'd need to see it being used, or check the documentation.

Just the name doesn't help, but if you see it used in code you could recognize an instance method because it would be stuck onto a class variable name. A static method would be used with just the name.

Otherwise, you could check the documentation. If the definition syntax does not include the word "static", then it is an instance method. And in the examples you will see it stuck onto a class variable name when it is used.