{"id":6744,"date":"2024-03-14T04:38:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T04:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-use-get-and-set-methods-in-java\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T07:33:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T07:33:52","slug":"how-to-use-get-and-set-methods-in-java","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-use-get-and-set-methods-in-java\/","title":{"rendered":"Java Getters and Setters Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Java, get and set methods are commonly used to access and modify an object&#8217;s properties. 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