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OBJ01-EX1: "If a class is package-private or is a private nested class, there is nothing inherently wrong with exposing its data fields ���������������€š�š�š�š�š�š�š���������������‚�š�š�š�š�š�š��������������‚�š�š�š�š�š������������‚�š�š�š�š����������‚�š�š�š��������‚�š�š������‚�š����‚��“ ����������������‚�š�š�š�š�š�š�š����������������€š�š�š�š�š�š�š���������������€š�š�š�š�š�š�������������€š�š�š�š�š�����������€š�š�š�š���������€š�š�š�������€š�š�����€š���€œ assuming they do an adequate job of describing the abstraction provided by the class. This approach generates less visual clutter than the accessor-method approach, both in the class definition and in the client code that uses it" [Bloch 2008]. This exception applies to both mutable and immutable fields.
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