> On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 10:28:22AM -0800, Daniel Rall wrote:
> > Alexander Mueller <alex@littleblue.de> writes:
> >
> > > there are several ways to implement data access with java. Hm. But
> > > maybe you are right. I implemented the class the way I did to
> > > improve performance. The variables do have the "final" statement, so
> > > they cant be changed after creation of an instance.
> >
> > Hi Alex. I noticed the final keyword, but think accessor methods are
> > really the way to go, as they are more Java-esque. Developers who
> > work with Java regularly will be more familiar with an API which uses
> > accessors, and also more likely to extend and integrate such an API
> > (and the initial net effect will supply equivalent data access
> > equivalent to the public final member variables).
>
> The accessors would be needless overhead. These are more like structures,
> rather than objects that would be extended.
>
> IMO, keep 'em as attributes.
I'm -1 on this. Structures or not, consistency is king, and reaching
into another object and touching it's instance variables is not
consistent with how you should be using Java in the first place, IMO.
I vote +1 for accessors.
-Fitz
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