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Java variable access

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If one would need to get and set values of simple class variables, is it better to declare public variables or declare them private with getter/setter methods, or are there situations where you would do both?  I have been declaring all variables private though sometimes creating the getter/setter methods just seems like unnecessary busy work if making them public would accomplish the same thing.  Advantages to making them private would include 1) deprecating the getter/setter if the variable at some point is no longer needed, 2) customizing the getter/setter if you change the class to require special code to execute every time they set a value, and 3) changing the variable name without affecting any code trying to get/set the value.

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Java variable access Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2019-04-12 06:57 -0700
  Re: Java variable access Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2019-04-12 10:06 -0400
    Re: Java variable access Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2019-04-12 07:23 -0700
      Re: Java variable access Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2019-04-12 10:35 -0400
      Re: Java variable access Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2019-04-12 10:58 -0400
        Re: Java variable access Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2019-04-12 08:31 -0700
          Re: Java variable access Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2019-04-12 14:40 -0400
        Re: Java variable access Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2019-04-12 12:31 -0400
  Re: Java variable access Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2019-04-12 10:56 -0400
  Re: Java variable access Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2019-04-12 23:11 +0200
    Re: Java variable access Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2019-04-12 21:51 -0400
      Re: Java variable access Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2019-04-13 21:59 +0200
        Re: Java variable access Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2019-04-13 18:38 -0400
          Re: Java variable access Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2019-04-16 22:08 +0200
            Re: Java variable access Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2019-04-16 16:46 -0400
              Re: Java variable access Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2019-04-16 23:01 +0200
              Re: Java variable access Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2019-04-17 06:42 -0700
                Re: Java variable access Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2019-04-17 21:35 +0200
                Re: Java variable access Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2019-04-17 14:05 -0700
                Re: Java variable access Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2019-04-19 10:40 +0200
                Re: Java variable access Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2019-04-19 17:20 -0400

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