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John Hay
Courses Plus Student 3,478 PointsgetCharacterName returns the Character Name of the string object BUT...
if the string is character name how does the getter work if Java is case sensitive?
The string characterName is not the same as CharacterName?
When using the getter we capitalise the C of character which is lowercase in the string?
3 Answers
Ivan Bagaric
Courses Plus Student 12,356 PointsThat is how you define function name only
you start with lowercase and all other words starts with uppercase first letter
e.g.
// function
getMyName()
// variable
myName
so getMyName() is more readable than getmyName(), isnt it?
John Hay
Courses Plus Student 3,478 PointsSo getMyName is a function which you have chosen to call getMyName. Its not using the variable myName in anyway unless we choose to use that variable as part of the function. Is that correct?
Ivan Bagaric
Courses Plus Student 12,356 PointsgetMyName in this example should return myName variable, so in the getter you can modify return if need, that's why we don't use directly variable from class