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May 18, 2002 Using the set and get Member Functions Tips: May 2002
Yehuda Shiran, Ph.D.
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You can expose a class's property simply by creating a member variable, and allowing other code to directly manipulate it, like in this example:
This approach works fine, but it is not recommended to expose a class's variables to foreign code. It's better to create accessor functions. These are member functions that expose a class's properties as if they are member variables. These member functions are the set and get functions:
You set and get the jet's model with the JetModel() member function. Notice that the member function (JetModel) is different from the member property (model). You set the jet's model as follows:
You get the jet's model similarly:
To learn more about JScript .NET, go to Column 108, JScript .NET, Part II: Major Features.
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