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Jay

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Why getter and setter methods are evil Posted: Sep 8, 2003 7:37 AM
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Make your code more maintainable by avoiding accessors. The getter/setter idiom is a commonplace feature in many Java programs. Most of these accessor methods, however, are unnecessary and can severely impact your systems' maintainability. Using accessors violates the basic object-oriented (OO) principle of encapsulation, so you should avoid them. This article discusses getter/setter cons and offers an alternative design methodology.

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