面向对象三大特性之一是封装,类中的域(变量),尽量使用private,如果真要访问,可以提供get和set,以避免破坏封装性。
但是,如果get访问器中返回的是引用类型对象的话,那也有可能会被外界所修改,从而破坏封装性。如:
public class Employee {
private Date hireDay;
public Date getHireDay(){
return this.hireDay;
}
private String name;
public Employee(String name){
this.name = name;
}
public boolean equals(Employee other){
return name.equalsIgnoreCase(other.name);
}
}
Employee zhang3 = new Employee("zhang3");
Date d = zhang3.getHireDay();
d.setTime(d.getTime() - 10000000);