Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]
Groups > comp.lang.java.programmer > #6562
| Date | 2011-07-25 18:41 -0700 |
|---|---|
| From | Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters |
| References | (1 earlier) <1672e2f1-a963-4fcf-b651-41b69432c9d7@p29g2000pre.googlegroups.com> <m21uxehzrj.fsf@softwarematters.org> <j0kvh1$1eq$1@dont-email.me> <Getters-and-Setters-20110726023724@ram.dialup.fu-berlin.de> <hq5s27hjit5limeqt7eef01l8r9539p0ff@4ax.com> |
| Message-ID | <QqOdnX7r5YPZhrPTnZ2dnUVZ_gKdnZ2d@earthlink.com> (permalink) |
On 7/25/2011 6:30 PM, Gene Wirchenko wrote:
...
> Getters: yes. Setters: maybe.
>
> What is wrong with something like:
>
> FilePrinter r=new FilePrinter();
>
> // General Options
> r.SetPrinter("\\Boojum");
> r.SetCopies(1);
> r.SetDoubleSided(true);
>
> r.SetFilename("c:\somedir\fileone");
> r.Print();
>
> r.SetFilename("c:\somedir\filetwo");
> r.Print();
>
> r.SetFilename("c:\somedir\filethree");
> r.SetCopies(5);
> r.Print();
In this sort of situation I would always have the corresponding getters.
In general, if an object needs to set a knob it should be able to see
the current setting, for a couple of purposes:
1. Logging the settings it controls.
2. Being able to temporarily change settings and put back the old value.
Patricia
Back to comp.lang.java.programmer | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar
A question about some long java code that has getters/setters Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-07-22 16:12 -0700
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-07-22 19:28 -0400
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-07-22 23:31 +0000
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters markspace <-@.> - 2011-07-22 16:51 -0700
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters lewbloch <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-07-23 09:02 -0700
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters blmblm@myrealbox.com <blmblm.myrealbox@gmail.com> - 2011-07-23 17:41 +0000
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters lewbloch <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-07-23 11:42 -0700
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-07-23 17:59 -0400
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-07-23 23:39 -0700
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters blmblm@myrealbox.com <blmblm.myrealbox@gmail.com> - 2011-07-25 19:44 +0000
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters lewbloch <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-07-26 09:03 -0700
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-07-23 19:26 -0400
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters lewbloch <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-07-26 09:00 -0700
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters Patrick May <patrick@softwarematters.org> - 2011-07-25 16:27 -0400
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters markspace <-@.> - 2011-07-25 15:14 -0700
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters lewbloch <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-07-25 15:56 -0700
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-07-25 17:00 -0700
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-07-25 21:17 -0400
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters markspace <-@.> - 2011-07-25 16:50 -0700
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-07-25 18:30 -0700
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-07-25 18:41 -0700
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters lewbloch <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-07-26 09:05 -0700
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-07-26 10:48 -0700
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-07-26 11:56 -0700
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-07-26 13:34 -0700
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters lewbloch <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-07-26 14:21 -0700
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters lewbloch <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-07-26 14:20 -0700
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-07-25 21:35 -0400
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-07-26 06:59 -0300
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters Jukka Lahtinen <jtfjdehf@hotmail.com.invalid> - 2011-07-26 12:19 +0300
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters lewbloch <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-07-26 09:08 -0700
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters Jukka Lahtinen <jtfjdehf@hotmail.com.invalid> - 2011-07-27 15:56 +0300
Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters lewbloch <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-07-27 14:14 -0700
csiph-web