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Hi all,

while going through basics of java i come around the below points for encapsulation. Can any one explain the points with example

1)An encapsulated, public class promotes re-use.

2)An encapsulated class allows a programmer to implementation without affecting outside code.

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second point is missing a word

appology for the inconvenience

it as
2)An encapsulated class allows a programmer to change an
implementation without affecting outside code.
 
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Because the two Kettle classes are encapsulated users of the class cannot tell whether the temperature is maintained by the Kettle or a Water object. And they don't care. They know that calling boil() on a Kettle instance will set its temperature to 100°C and calling empty() will set the amount of water to 0. That's all they need to know.
 
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Thank you Campbell,

I have one more query regarding Threads

How can we make a method thread-safe (but in terminology we are talking about classes as thread safe) by declaring it as static, i know about synchronized concept but is it possible to make thread safe with only static key word.
 
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Please start a new topic for your new question.
 
Don't get me started about those stupid light bulbs.
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