When to make a method static?

Question

I\'d like to know how people decide whether to define a method as static. I\'m aware that a method can only be defined as static if it doesn\'t require access to instance fields

Answer 1

If what the method does depend solely on its arguments, you can make it static. If the method does not instantiate any other of your user defined classes, you can make it static. The default, though, is to have it as non-static.