http://imamp.colum.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=Property&feed=atom&action=history Property - Revision history 2024-03-28T14:14:59Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.28.0 http://imamp.colum.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=Property&diff=23802&oldid=prev Janell: Created page with " =Definition= "A property, in some object-oriented programming languages, is a special sort of class member, intermediate in functionality between a field (or data member) and..." 2019-06-12T17:23:35Z <p>Created page with &quot; =Definition= &quot;A property, in some object-oriented programming languages, is a special sort of class member, intermediate in functionality between a field (or data member) and...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div><br /> =Definition=<br /> &quot;A property, in some object-oriented programming languages, is a special sort of class member, intermediate in functionality between a field (or data member) and a method. The syntax for reading and writing of properties is like for fields, but property reads and writes are (usually) translated to 'getter' and 'setter' method calls. The field-like syntax is easier to read and write than lots of method calls, yet the interposition of method calls &quot;under the hood&quot; allows for data validation, active updating (e.g., of GUI elements), or implementation of what may be called &quot;read-only fields&quot;.&quot; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_(programming) Property at Wikipedia]<br /> <br /> =Relevance=<br /> <br /> =Explanation=<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Scope ==<br /> <br /> ===Local===<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Global===<br /> <br /> ===Block===<br /> <br /> ==Typing==<br /> <br /> =Resources=<br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Field]]<br /> * [[Constant]]<br /> * [[Data Type]]<br /> * [[Identifier]]<br /> * [[Keyword]]<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> <br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Programming Language Concepts]]<br /> [[Category:Data Type]]<br /> [[Category:Object Oriented Programming]]</div> Janell