Java class add getter and setter method
import java.util.Scanner; class Account/*from w w w . ja v a2 s .c om*/ { private String name; // instance variable // method to set the name in the object public void setName(String name) { this.name = name; // store the name } // method to retrieve the name from the object public String getName() { return name; // return value of name to caller } } public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { // create an Account object and assign it to myAccount Account myAccount = new Account(); // display initial value of name (null) System.out.printf("Initial name is: %s%n%n", myAccount.getName()); myAccount.setName("new name"); // put theName in myAccount System.out.println(); // outputs a blank line // display the name stored in object myAccount System.out.printf("Name in object myAccount is:%n%s%n", myAccount.getName()); } }