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MUZ140721 Bothwell Nhidza
6,967 PointsHow do you add getters and setter in Android java?
How do I add a method to get the value of mType in the following code?
public class Spaceship {
public String mType;
public String getter {
return mType;
}
}
3 Answers
Dan Johnson
40,532 PointsYou almost have it. All you'd need to do is add a set of parentheses after the method name to make the code compile. However you'll also want to change the name of the method so it better describes what it's getting. Here's the standard format:
// "getPropertyName" for getters
// "setPropertyName" for setters
// prefix is ignored if one is being used
public String getType() {
return mType;
}
MUZ140721 Bothwell Nhidza
6,967 PointsThanks Dan, had rushed through the lesson without paying attention. It worked !!! thanks
David Anton
Courses Plus Student 30,936 PointsIf you are using Android Studio you can navigate to your class and then:
Windows: HOLD Ctrl + N
MAC: HOLD Command + N
- Click on "getters and setters"
- Checkbox witch property you want to generate it's getters and setters