Given the following method definitions for the Date class, identify the type of method (accessor or mutator),

Question

Given the following method definitions for the Date class, identify the type of method (accessor or mutator), the return data type, if any, the explicit parameter data types, if any, and write the statement to call each method, assuming the object name is newDate. Be sure to pass in appropriate explicit parameters and to put any returned values into an appropriate variable.

public void setMonth (int month)

/*

Accessor or mutator: Replace this text with your solution.

Return data type: Replace this text with your solution.

Explicit parameter(s) data type(s): Replace this text with your solution.

Call statement: Replace this text with your solution.

*/

Answer 1

/*

Accessor or mutator: mutator

Return data type: void

Explicit parameter(s) data type(s): int month

Call statement: newDate.setMonth(10);

*/

Strictly speaking there is no way to tell whether the method is an accessor or a mutator without seeing the body.

It is only a convention that methods with a name of the form set... are mutators.