Getter and setter methods in Java - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to declare a getter method for the field name.

Java

public String [1]() {
    return name;
}

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AgetName

BsetName

CName

Dname

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'setName' instead of 'getName' for a getter method.

Using the field name directly as method name.

Getter methods in Java start with 'get' followed by the field name with the first letter capitalized.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to declare a setter method for the field age.

Java

public void [1](int age) {
    this.age = age;
}

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AsetAge

BgetAge

Cage

DAge

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3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'getAge' instead of 'setAge' for a setter method.

Using the field name directly as method name.

Setter methods in Java start with 'set' followed by the field name with the first letter capitalized.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the setter method name for the field salary.

Java

public void [1](double salary) {
    this.salary = salary;
}

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ASetSalary

BgetSalary

Csalary

DsetSalary

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3 left

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Common Mistakes

Using 'getSalary' instead of 'setSalary' for setter.

Capitalizing the 'S' in 'SetSalary' incorrectly.

Setter methods must start with 'set' followed by the field name with the first letter capitalized, exactly as 'setSalary'.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to complete the getter method for the field height.

Java

public [1] [2]() {
    return height;
}

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Adouble

BgetHeight

Cint

Dheight

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'int' as return type when field is double.

Using field name directly as method name.

Getter methods return the field type and have the name 'get' + capitalized field name.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to complete the setter method for the field weight.

Java

public [1] [2]([3] weight) {
    this.weight = weight;
}

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Avoid

BsetWeight

Cdouble

Dweight

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3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using a return type other than void.

Incorrect method name or parameter type.

Setter methods have void return type, method name 'set' + capitalized field name, and parameter type matching the field type.