Type |
Description |
Example |
Constructor |
Every class has a constructor. The constructor initializes the fields of the class. It as the same name as the class and can take parameters. |
public Test(int number, String name)
{
num = number;
personName = name
x= 7;
} |
Accessor Method |
Is a method that returns what is in the fields. These methods must have a return type and must return an object of that type. These methods can return a field or can return other types that are not fields of the class. |
public String getName()
{
return personName;
} |
Mutator Methods |
Is a method that changes a field. These methods are of type void and can be simple as changing a name or can be as complex as having multiple algorithyms, if-else statements, loops and all sorts of other parts of programming |
public void set name(String name)
{
personName = name;
} |
