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sandro mirijanashvili
2,686 PointsVery disappointed that i am asked to make mAuthor. i wanted to make it without m and then use this.author!
i Could do it without m and it would be correct!!!
package com.example;
import java.util.Date;
public class BlogPost {
private String authro;
private String title;
private String body;
private String category;
private Date creationDate;
}
1 Answer
markmneimneh
14,132 PointsHello
You could use mAuthor, author, auth, writer, .... whathever you want .... they will all work
the instructor is teaching a convention of adding m (stand for member) for mebe variables.
some folks follow this convention, some don't... even the instructor, is some later courses does not use this convention.
some folks like the m because when they see something like mAuther ... they know it is a member of the class variable and most likely have a getter and a setter ... I tend to like it, even though I don't do that often.