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Abraham Orellanes
1,599 Pointswhat are manipulation functions, methods, messages, setter and getters?
All of these words get thrown in starting minute 4 and there's no clear explanation how it comes together. It's a bit frustrating to explain things as if the audience is programmers and already has a solid understanding of all the jargon.
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James Andrews
7,245 Points1) Method: A method is a means of consolidating code functionality. For example if you want to add 2 integers together the method would take 2 variables as an input and return the output of the 2 added together.
2) getters and setters. are methods used for setting and retrieving object variables or in iOS properties.
3) manipulation functions are methods used to manipulate data.
4) Messages are strings of text returned to the end user in regards to the functionality of the program.