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449 PointsWhy did we make the mCharacterName private but the MAX_PEZ public?
I don't get it
4 Answers
Ryan Chan
4,076 PointsThe "private" keyword allows you to access your variable inside the class but not outside of it.
Thus, mCharacterName is private, because we don't want to modify it outside of its class, but still want to access it inside the PezDispenser class.
On the other hand, adding the "final" keyword makes it so you can't access it inside the class nor outside of it.
Thus, we can skip adding a getter and just make it public, since it doesn't allow us to modify the value anywhere.
I hope this clears up your question, if not just ignore what I said.
-Ryan
Mahvish Irfan
449 PointsRyan Ruscett I still don't understand :/
Also, is there a way I can upload a screenshot of my code so that way you can see it?
Ryan Ruscett
23,309 PointsMax pez needs to be available to other classes so that other classes can update the amount of pez there are. The name however is private, because it should never be updated. It belongs to that class, and can not be changed.
If you provide a code example I can explain exactly what you don't understand better.
Ryan Ruscett
23,309 PointsMax pez needs to be available to other classes so that other classes can update the amount of pez there are. The name however is private, because it should never be updated. It belongs to that class, and can not be changed.
If you provide a code example I can explain exactly what you don't understand better.