Public and private variables (pure curiosity)

[Dan the Man]

What are public and private variables? And how are they used?

[RLScott]

Originally Posted by Dan the Man

What are public and private variables? And how are they used?

Avoid public variables as much as possible. Use setters and getters instead.

[Dan the Man]

Originally Posted by RLScott

Avoid public variables as much as possible. Use setters and getters instead.

ok... but what are they?

[smithdale87]

it has to do with variable scope. Public variables are accessible to the "public", i.e. other classes. Private variables are only accessible to the same class.

[Kalimba]

And then there are protected members... :/

[Dan the Man]

ok thanks.