CODEWITHSUNDEEP
java
user3269829
user3269829

Reputation: 141

getting property inside sub class using java inheritance?

I have below classes.

public abstract class BaseRequest{

    protected SomeEntity entity;

    public BaseRequest() {
        entity= new SomeEntity();
    }
        public void setName(String name){
           entity.setName(name);
        }
        public void setAge(String age){
           entity.setAge(age);
        }
}

public class Request extends BaseRequest{

    private String address;

    public Request() {
        super();
    }
        public void setAddress(String address){
           this.address=address;
        }
        public String getAddress(){
          return this.address;
        }
}

I create BaseRequest because it can be used by many sub classes. Also clients should not have access to SomeEntity property of BaseRequest.java Now clients can use Request as below.

Request re = new Request();
re.setName("xxx");
re.setAge("xxxxx");
re.setAddress("xxxxxx");

and clients will send this request to service method as below.

public void saveData(Request request){

  //here i should get SomeEntity instance directly.

}

To get SomeEntity populated instance directly i can provide a getter method in BaseRequest.java. But if i provide a getter then even clients can also get SoemEntity instance by instantiating Request class. which i dont want to allow the clients to access it. Now the question is is there any best way to get someEntity instace inside saveData() ?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 58

Answers (1)

Alexander Tokarev
Alexander Tokarev

Reputation: 2763

It seems that you need a protected getter for someEntity in BaseRequest

protected SomeEntity  getSomeEntity() {
    return someEntity; 
}

With this getter you don't need a protected entity field in BaseRequest, thus you can make it private.

Upvotes: 1

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