basic difference between Stateless and non Stateless interfacing

[gonzo67]

Would anybody know a basic difference between stateless and non stateless interfacing or developping? What would be the advantages of either method?
Thanx much
Gonz

 

[JohnYingling]

Stateless (memoryless): No data is kept in instance data ior in Static variables. All data is passed on the method and returned.

Non-Stateless. Self-explanatory.

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[chiph]

Examples would be:

Stateless: Web programming. The HTTP request from the user contains everything the program needs to know. There is no data shared between requests.

Stateful: Thick-client (aka Desktop) programming. The user clicks on stuff, and depending on what they clicked earlier, they might have different choices. For example, if you're in a word-processor and click inside a table, then the toolbar will change to table-editting tools. The program remembers that they're in table-editting mode.

Chip H.


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