key term - Setter Methods

Definition

Setter methods, also known as mutator methods, are a type of method in object-oriented programming that allows the modification or update of the values of instance variables within an object.

Related terms

Mutator Methods:

These are another name for setter methods and serve the same purpose - modifying instance variable values.

Instance Variables:

These are variables declared within a class and hold data specific to each instance (object) created from that class.

Accessor Methods:

In contrast to setter (mutator) methods, accessor methods retrieve or get the values stored in instance variables without modifying them.