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Property vs. Method
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Forum:
ASP.NET
Category:
Other
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Environment:
C# 2.0
OS:
Vista
Network:
Windows 2008 Server
Database:
MS SQL Server
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Thread ID:
01354904
Message ID:
01354923
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>>>>The age old questions. Should I use a property or a method? Is one faster than the other?
>>>
>>>?? A property is a piece of information. A method DOES something. Very different.
>>
>>Property:
>>
>>public bool IsMyBirthDay
>>{
>>  get{return DateTime.Today == new DateTime(1976, 1, 15);}
>>}
>>
>>
>>Method:
>>
>>public bool IsMyBirthDay()
>>{
>>  return DateTime.Today == new DateTime(1976, 1, 15);
>>}
>>
>
>My inclination would be to use a method for this. But you've highlighted the issue in question - there's no simple answer although, in general, I don't like putting too much logic in get/set's.

That is also my rule of thum, not to put to much logic into get (and set), but for some reason I start second guessing myself every 2-3 months and today is one of those days when I started second guessing myself :)
Thanks for the reply
Semper ubi sub ubi.
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