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Java Java Data Structures - Retired Organizing Data Interfaces

Posted by amro walid
amro walid
2,299 Points

return mDescription.compareTo(other.mDescription); Accessing private member ??!!

return mDescription.compareTo(other.mDescription); Accessing private member of the other class??!! Why we dont use other.getDescription()?

1 Answer

Benjamin Barslev Nielsen
Benjamin Barslev Nielsen
18,958 Points
Benjamin Barslev Nielsen
Benjamin Barslev Nielsen
18,958 Points

The code is not accessing a private member of another class. It is accessing the private member of another instance of the same class, and therefore we can access the field directly without using other.getDescription().