Top "Encapsulation" questions

In OOP, mechanism for restricting access to some of the object's components or a design principle encouraging decoupling from implementation details.

Apply CSS dynamically with JavaScript

What is a good way to apply styling dynamically (i.e. the value of styles are created at runtime) to …

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Java Encapsulation Concept not clear

This is basic question but still i don't understand encapsulation concept . I did't understand how can we change the properties …

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Encapsulation vs Information hiding

What exactly are the differences between Ecapsulation and Information Hiding? Well i know that making fields private and then making …

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Why "private" methods in the object oriented?

I understand it is a very basic concept in the oops. But still I cannot get my head around. I …

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Should I return a Collection or a Stream?

Suppose I have a method that returns a read-only view into a member list: class Team { private List < Player &…

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IEnumerable vs IReadonlyCollection vs ReadonlyCollection for exposing a list member

I have spent quite a few hours pondering the subject of exposing list members. In a similar question to mine, …

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Shorthand Accessors and Mutators

I am learning C#, and am learning about making fields private to the class, and using Getters and Setters to …

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Using a strategy pattern and a command pattern

Both design patterns encapsulate an algorithm and decouple implementation details from their calling classes. The only difference I can discern …

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What is the use of encapsulation when I'm able to change the property values with setter methods?

I try to understand a lot of times but I failed to understand this. Encapsulation is the technique of making …

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Do Subclasses Inherit Private Instance Variables From Superclasses

Do subclasses inherit private fields? This question addresses the same problem but I don't quite understand how that satisfies the (…

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