Please explain what are getter and setter, I am having a very hard time wrapping my head around those two?

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How is getter and setters different from the simple function?
What difference does it make if we add get or set to a function?
Why do we use _ underscore when using getter/setters?
Do getter and setter go together?

[lilybird]

Hi there! Here’s a post that explains getters and setters:

Meal Maker - Setters and Getters

The point of getters and setters are to give validation and to ensure that data you want added is being added. In this specific project no validation was entered, however you generally don’t want the properties to be directly edited as this could result in the code being broken with bad input, and you tend to mark these properties with a _ in front. By adding getters and setters, you can run validation before adding data to your object properties, whereas without this, someone could just write …

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