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Asked: 2026-05-14T00:29:23+00:00

I’m currently working with web services that return objects such as a list of

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I’m currently working with web services that return objects such as a list of files e.g. File array.

I wanted to know whether its best practice to bind this type of object directly to my front end code for example a repeater/listview or whether to first parse it into my own list of “file class” e.g. customFiles[]

If the web service changes then it will break my front end code, however if I create my own CustomFile class, then i would only need to change my code in one place to fix the issue, but it just seems like a lot of extra work to create the same classes from a web service, i wanted to know what is the best practice for this type of work.

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  1. Editorial Team

    There is a delicate balancing act in properly encapsulating implementation details. Too little encapsulation is a maintenance nightmare as small changes in any area break the application. Too many layers is a different kind of maintenance headache altogether.

    In this particular case I would create a small layer in your application to encapsulate the web service calls. This will ease your maintenance in both the application and the service as they will be loosely coupled.

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