Should I use static or instance functions to populate my object from a database?

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I know this may be purely a design preference, but from your perspective: Should my functions that retrieve items from the database be static or instance based? What is generally the most preferred method? (And most common) What are the Pros/Cons of each method?

I have an class which has 3 properties: (No constructor for the object)

• ObjectId - string


• Name - string


• Count - int

Instance Based Example

    public async void Get(string objectId) {
        // Gets specific item from "Tag" table
        ParseQuery<ParseObject> query = ParseObject.GetQuery("Tag");
        ParseObject tagObject = await query.GetAsync(objectId);
        this.ObjectId = tagObject.ObjectId;
        this.Name = tagObject.Get<string>("name");
        this.Count = tagObject.Get<int>("count");
    }

Setting my object would be done like so:

    Tag myTag = new Tag();
    await myTag.Get("123456");
    // Properties are set and ready to work with

Static Example

    public static async Task<Tag> Get(string objectId) {
        Tag toReturnTag = new Tag();
        // Gets specific item from "Tag" table
        ParseQuery<ParseObject> query = ParseObject.GetQuery("Tag");
        ParseObject tagObject = await query.GetAsync(objectId);
        toReturnTag.ObjectId = tagObject.ObjectId;
        toReturnTag.Name = tagObject.Get<string>("name");
        toReturnTag.Count = tagObject.Get<int>("count");
        return toReturnTag;
    }

And would be set as such:

    Tag myTag = await Tag.Get("123456");

asked 34 secs ago

Levi Fuller

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Should I use static or instance functions to populate my object from a database?