Encapsulate Data on Java

Asked Jul 02 '15 at 22:03

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Im building an API and i would like the following done maintaining the packages

com.example.objects
 -> public someObject (class)
     -> int someInt = 500;

com.example.database
 -> private database (class)
     -> void someMethod() {
          (i need access to someInt here)
        }

The problem comes because i need to access the constant someInt from someObject in the database methods. But at the same time i don't like outside users of the API to be able to see the value of someInt.

I can't find a way to do this without the two classes being inside the same package since (friend c++) relation doesn't exists in java and i don't want to force it since its considered a bad design in java.

Any suggestions?

asked Jul 02 '15 at 22:03

LordSidious

maybe this can be usefull http://stackoverflow.com/a/18634125/3998458 – Alex S. Diaz Jul 02 '15 at 22:22
No. That is a way of forcing friend mechanism in java. And I don't want that since it is considered a bad programming trick by the java community – LordSidious Jul 03 '15 at 11:55

Encapsulate Data on Java

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