SET & GET METHODS

•Prepared by: Afra`a S. Al-Shammari

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SET & GET METHODS

Set and Get methods are used to

retrieve and modify the attributes of a

class. And as your variables are

private, they won't be accessible

without these methods.

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SET METHOD(SETTER)

It is used to assign the values for the variables.

- Features:

Public.

Void (do not have a return type).

Hold attributes.

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SET METHOD(SETTER)

Syntax:

Public Void setVariable( var type var name){this.var=var}

- Example: class A{    int x;    Public void setX(int x){this.x = x;}    }

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GET METHOD(ACCESSOR)

It is used to retrieve the values of the variables.

- Features:

Public.

Have a return type.

Do not hold any attributes.

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GET METHOD(ACCESSOR)

Syntax:

Public VarReturnType getVariable( ){return(var); }

- Example: class A{ int x; Public int getX(){return x;} }

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