C H A P T E R 9
Dealing with Data Rationalization
Encapsulation means the hiding of data and behavior from a client. It is a key object-oriented concept and, in some ways, the key to object-oriented programming. Since our goal is to make each part as independent as possible from anything external, classes and methods should receive as much information as is needed to satisfy the task they are meant for.
Anyone interested in good object-oriented development cares about encapsulation and is likely concerned with hiding or exposing the best data structure in their object, depending on the needed architecture. In this chapter we'll learn how to ...
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