Attributes vs. Accessors

From:	Philip Thompson	Date:	Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:32:11 +0000
Subject:	Attributes vs. Accessors
Groups:	php.general
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Hi all. Curious. Which do you prefer and why? <?php class Hello {

    public $hi;

    function __construct () {
        $this->hi = 'Well Hello There!';
    }

    function hi () {
        return $this->hi;
    }

} $hello = new Hello (); // Access the value this way... echo $hello->hi; // or the accessor... echo $hello->hi(); ?> For publicly-declared variables, do you access the attribute directly or use an accessor? ~Philip