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Re: Java variable access

From Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk>
Newsgroups comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject Re: Java variable access
Date 2019-04-12 12:31 -0400
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On 4/12/2019 10:58 AM, Eric Sosman wrote:
> On 4/12/2019 10:23 AM, Eric Douglas wrote:
>> [...]
>> That was my thought, to stick with all private/protected variables. [...]
>      Note that `protected' variables are accessible *everywhere*
> unless your class cannot be extended at all.

Yes.

But what are one trying to protect against?

Normal coding style?

Those really intending on circumventing the encapsulation?

Extending a class to get access to protected fields
are almost as bad as reflection setAccessible.

Arne

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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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