Difference between Function Module Vs Method in Class Module

1) Can you please tell the difference between the Function module used in abap program and the method of the class module used in abap programming.
2) does it necessary to do commit statement after calling the function module.
Thankyou for you time.
Bhaskar.

Hi,
1)
Check this difference..
The main difference between real object orientation and function groups is that although a program can work with the instances of several function groups at the same time, it cannot work with several instances of a single function group. Suppose a program wanted to use several independent counters, or process several orders at the same time. In this case, you would have to adapt the function group to include instance administration, for example, by using numbers to differentiate between the instances.
2) COMMIT WORK is required for BAPI..And not required when you normally call a function module..Unless required ..
Example
Update function modules requires COMMIT WORK to execute the function module.
Thanks,
Naren

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