Which one is better; creation of new class or inclusion of .dll file

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Which one is better to implement; a class or a .dll file

For example:- if I want to write some lengthy functions, which will be used by many forms of my project.

So my question is that, whether i should create a .dll file and include its refernce in my project

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i should write those lengthy functions in a class in my project itself.

Which is better in regards of code complexity; performance; debugging and processing.

Posted 2-Dec-11 1:52am

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lukeer · Answer 1 · 2011-12-02T01:58:00

Solution 1

I personally do like a class within my project more than a referenced dll. Mostly because debugging feels smoother.

But there are cases when a dll is more appropriate. Especially if you're using it in several projects/project maps.

Posted 2-Dec-11 1:58am

lukeer

Xeshan Ahmed · Answer 2 · 2011-12-02T02:00:00

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i think it is better to use dll though dll is also based on class but it will provide a lot of other features as well
Class VS DLL[^]

Posted 2-Dec-11 2:00am

Xeshan Ahmed

thatraja · Answer 3 · 2011-12-02T02:30:00

Solution 3

Check these threads

Class vs. DLL[^]
DLL vs Class[^]

Posted 2-Dec-11 2:30am

thatraja