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Re:Java 9 features announced by LoneWolf on Monday August 18, 2014 @06:46PM (#8195129)
Why not just declaring the fields public and access them directly? Is there anything I am missing?
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Re:Java 9 features announced by Terr_ on Monday August 18, 2014 @07:20PM (#8195232)
What if you only want a getter? The `final` keyword is too restrictive.

Also, it breaks encapsulation, because your internal storage should be changeable without ruining your external surface area.

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