Given the following beginning of a class definition for a superclass named clock,how many accessor and mutator methods will be needed to complete the class definition?

A) 1 mutator, 1 accessor
B) 3 mutator, 4 accessor
C) 3 mutator, 3 accessor
D) 4 mutator, 5 accessor

Question

Given the following beginning of a class definition for a superclass named clock,how many accessor and mutator methods will be needed to complete the class definition?

A) 1 mutator, 1 accessor 
B) 3 mutator, 4 accessor 
C) 3 mutator, 3 accessor 
D) 4 mutator, 5 accessor

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Based on the given beginning of the class definition, we can assume that we need to define variables for hours, minutes, and seconds. We would need mutator methods to set these values and accessor methods to retrieve them. Therefore, we need three mutator methods and three accessor methods. Hence, the best choice is C (3 mutator, 3 accessor).

Given the Following Beginning of a Class Definition for a Superclass