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- Very much this. See Principle of Least Suprise. Things should have names that ensure that people aren't surprised by what they find inside. It makes abstraction powerful, rather than annoying.candied_orange– candied_orange2017-12-16 14:05:46 +00:00Commented Dec 16, 2017 at 14:05
- Thank you for answering, I get some of your points, but (I think) the reason not to set it private is because the derived class may also need that member.adayoegi– adayoegi2017-12-16 14:30:26 +00:00Commented Dec 16, 2017 at 14:30
- When HP is set to private, and class Player implements the method, it is good if HP has nothing related to derived class methods.adayoegi– adayoegi2017-12-16 14:30:40 +00:00Commented Dec 16, 2017 at 14:30
- If Warrior's fury depends on its HP, it is class Warrior which needs to implement a method, but it cannot access HP unless class Player either set HP as public/protected or provide a public/protected method.adayoegi– adayoegi2017-12-16 14:30:50 +00:00Commented Dec 16, 2017 at 14:30
- Under such circumstances, we cannot set HP to private. Is there any concepts I am misunderstanding or misusing?adayoegi– adayoegi2017-12-16 14:33:39 +00:00Commented Dec 16, 2017 at 14:33
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