Java private variable public class

Question

What is the use of setting instance variables private in a class and define public get and set methods to access them... Such a indirect method plus tedious?

Answer 1

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10407877/what-is-the-point-of-getters-and-setters

Answer 2

It's for security... You prohibit direct edit this way....

Answer 3

Encapsulation.

Answer 4

How??... I don't get the point... How can that be insecure... And what kind of security it provides???

Answer 5

THANKYOU... They must say it Data Validation Technique... As far as i could get it... One again Thanks :)

Answer 6

hello