Just getting started with Java using the Processing IDE, and I can’t seem to find a way to properly code my Classes to produce properties that will behave like genuine properties - meaning that I can use: Employee.Name = “John Smith”; Any help would be appreciated (EDIT: In my initial question, I…

[image] VegasBob: Is it possible to do this in Java itself? No. Java fields & methods got their own namespace. A member can’t be a field and a method at the same time.

Please see website tutorials objects And everything is case-sensitive

This is not covered in the Object tutorial on the website, unless there is an advanced tutorial I am unaware of. The only Properties they show implemented are exposed variables with no get/set procedures.

The tut @Chrisir is referring to is pretty informative. link this one too … link ▶ employee object example

@slow_izzm are you telling me that what I’m asking to do, is simply impossible to do in Java? Maybe I am not wording my question correctly? I want to both: A) Be able to use a get/set B) For the object to be coded properly, meaning that the get/set should be completely invisible to the person co…

[image] getter The get syntax binds an object property to a function that will be called when that property is looked up. [image] setter The set syntax binds an object property to a function to be called when there is an attempt to set that property. …

@GoToLoop Thank you, yes, this is what I want to do… but isn’t that JavaScript? Is it possible to do this in Java itself?

@GoToLoop , thank you very much, this explains why the search for how to do it has been so frustrating. It is very disappointing that Java does not allow a more graceful implementation, it seems it would be so easy to do so, especially if it was eventually seen as a need enough to be possible in Jav…

[image] VegasBob: properties such that they can be accessed /as if/ they are public variables while at the same time allowing the object to respond to getting and setting values. One specialty in processing is that private and public are not really working. In this example, we access the fie…

@Chrisir Yes, you know, I thought I noticed it (private scope) wasn’t working and just assumed I did something wrong. I was thinking that if I encapsulated my objects further by coding my object model in another “sketch” that would shield the private variables. Does that work, or no?

[image] VegasBob: encapsulated my objects further by coding my object model in another “sketch” that would shield the private variables. Does that work, or no? I don’t know. another “sketch”? Do you mean another tab? Or library?

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