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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

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