Attributes

Setter

To have a setter

Set the value of an instance variable

class Student
 @first_name
 @last_name
 @email
 @username
 @password
end
def first_name=(name)#setter
 @first_name = name
end
def to_s 
 "First name" #{@first_name}"
end
rumi = Student.new
rumi.first_name = "Rumi"
#(= lets you know it's the setter)
#Trying to grab Obj.Rumi(type student class)
#Then first_name method Object of Rumi Obj. & student class method blueprint provides the method for that object. 
#Passing in the "Rumi" string the SET the instance variable (@first_name) value to that string
puts rumi

Accessor Method

All I want to do is ACCESS the First Name

class Student
@first_name
 @last_name
 @email
 @username
 @password
end
def first_name=(name)#setter
 @first_name = name
end
def first_name #Getter -return instance variable
 @first_name 
end 
def to_s 
 "First name" #{@first_name}"
end
rumi = Student.new
rumi.first_name = "Rumi"
puts rumi.first_name

So, in the last three lines

• I’m creating a new student object
• SETTING the first name to “Rumi”
• Printing out the first name

You can have a last name setter and getter method as well. However, that would be redundant. To do all that work again and again for each instance variable.

Ruby has a way to make things easier for us.

Simply say on top under class

class Student 
  attr_accessor: :first_name, :last_name, :email, :username
end
#takes in these identities & makes them available
#So, then you don't need the two methods already done for the first_name
class Student
  attr_accessor: :first_name, :last_name, :email, :username
#def first_name=(name)#setter
 #@first_name = name
#end
#def first_name #Getter -return instance variable
 #@first_name 
#end
def to_s 
 "First name" #{@first_name}"
end
rumi = Student.new
rumi.first_name = "Rumi"
rumi.last_name = "TheGreat"
rumi.email = "rumi.111@example.com"
rumi.username = "rumi111"
puts rumi.first_name
puts rumi.last_name
puts rumi.email
puts rumi.username

So, Getters & Setters are working because they are made available by the ATTRIBUTE ACCESSOR

Say for username we only want to read it.

attr_reader :username

You would need to initialize it

def set_username
  @username = "Rumi111"
end

But then you will have to put

rumi.set_username

Initialize Method

makes everything much simpler

class Student
def initialize(first_name, last_name, username, email, password #takes in all the values you want to set)
  @first_name = firstname
  @last_name = lastname
  @username = username 
  @email = email
  @password = password
def to_s 
 "First name" #{@first_name}, Last name: #{@last_name}, username: #{@username}, email address: #{@email}"
end
end 
rumi = Student.new("Rumi", "TheGreat", "rumi111", "rumi111@example.com", "password2")
jessica = Student.new("Jess", "Yay", "Jess211", "Jess211@example.com", "password3")
puts rumi
puts jessica
rumi.last_name = jess.last_name
#This will give Yay as last name to Rumi
puts "Rumi's last name changed"
puts rumi

This runs first and sets all the values.

You can create two object and made them interact and alter one.

Dealing with user records, could save the last name in the DB.

Conclusion:

Getter & Setter functionality that attribute accessor provides to class.

Key Initialize method that set up our objects when we create them.

How we can create the objects and how we can interact with them.