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Re: Java variable access

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From	Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk>
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Subject	Re: Java variable access
Date	Sat, 13 Apr 2019 18:38:35 -0400
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On 4/13/2019 3:59 PM, Joerg Meier wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Apr 2019 21:51:28 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> 
>> On 4/12/2019 5:11 PM, Joerg Meier wrote:
>>> On Fri, 12 Apr 2019 06:57:27 -0700 (PDT), Eric Douglas wrote:
>>>> 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.
>>> <https://projectlombok.org/features/GetterSetter>
> 
>>> You are welcome. There is also @Data, which amongst a few other things adds
>>> @Getter and @Setter to all your fields.
>> But today wouldn't it be better to switch to Kotlin?
> 
>  From the TIOBE index, 2019:
> 
> Rank Rank (2018) Language    Rating
> 1    1           Java        15.035%
> [...]
> 35   None        Kotlin       0.337%
> 
> So, no. Absolutely not.

I am not sure that comparison is relevant.

We are not discussing Java vs Kotlin.

We are discussing Java/Lombok vs Kotlin.

The Java way is to write the getters and setters.

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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