Top "Private-members" questions

In object oriented programming, private members are those data fields, properties, or methods of a class that are only accessible from within the class itself.

Why do we declare Private variables in Java?

I'm confused because all I keep hearing is that private variables in Java are supposed to protect the code or …

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Naming convention for private fields

First, I know this question has been asked several times before and that in the end, it is mostly a …

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a way in c++ to hide a specific function

i have an inheritance struct A : public B, i want to hide individual functions from B, is this possible? i …

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Pylint W0212 protected-access

In Python, prefixing with one underscore indicates that a member should not be accessed outside of its class. This seems …

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Private static variables in php class

I have a few classes that are often run through var_dump or print_r. Inside these classes I have …

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Which is better between a readonly modifier and a private setter?

I've been working on creating a class and suddenly a thought came to my mind of what is the difference …

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Implementing private instance variables in Javascript

I don't know how I've missed this for so long. I've been presuming private instance variables to work like this, …

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"class::data member is private" error, but I'm operating on it with a member function?

I'm fairly new to C++, and I don't understand what is triggering this error: /home/---/Documents/C++/---_lab2/…

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Private members when extending a class using ExtJS

I have done some research on the ExtJS forum regarding private methods and fields inside a extended class, and I …

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Objective-C singleton pattern in iOS 5+

I've been reading a lot of threads and blog articles about how to implement a singleton in objective-c, several of …

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