COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ENCAPSULATION IN JAVA AND PYTHON: SYNTAX AND IMPLEMENTATION DIFFERENCES

  • Skala Kamaran Omer *Computer Science and Engineering, University of Kurdistan Hewler, Kurdistan Region- Iraq
  • Star Dawood Mirkhan *Computer Science and Engineering, University of Kurdistan Hewler, Kurdistan Region- Iraq
  • Nyan Najat Hussein *Computer Science and Engineering, University of Kurdistan Hewler, Kurdistan Region- Iraq
  • Aveen Zuber Ali *Computer Science and Engineering, University of Kurdistan Hewler, Kurdistan Region- Iraq
  • Tarik Ahmed Rashid *Computer Science and Engineering, University of Kurdistan Hewler, Kurdistan Region- Iraq
  • HUSSEIN MOHAMMED ALI **Computer Engineering Department, Tishk International University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
  • MAHMOOD YASHAR HAMZA **Computer Engineering Department, Tishk International University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
  • POORNIMA NEDUNCHEZHIAN ***School of Computer Science and Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore- India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26682/csjuod.2023.26.2.35
Keywords: Encapsulation; Java; Python; Object-oriented programming; Security

Abstract

Encapsulation is a fundamental principle of object-oriented programming, which allows for the hiding of implementation details and the protection of data from unauthorized access. This paper evaluates the concept of encapsulation in the programming languages Java and Python. The study examines the ways in which encapsulation is implemented in each language, including access modifiers and methods of data hiding. This research paper’s findings demonstrate that while both languages support encapsulation, the syntax and specific implementation vary in each of them. In particular, Java's use of access modifiers such as private, protected and public allows for a stricter level of encapsulation compared to Python's use of the '_' and '__' prefix to denote private variables and methods.

 

 

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Published
2023-12-23
How to Cite
Omer, S. K., Mirkhan , S. D., Hussein, N. N., Ali, A. Z., Rashid, T. A., ALI, H. M., HAMZA, M. Y., & NEDUNCHEZHIAN, P. (2023). COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ENCAPSULATION IN JAVA AND PYTHON: SYNTAX AND IMPLEMENTATION DIFFERENCES. Journal of Duhok University, 26(2), 379-389. https://doi.org/10.26682/csjuod.2023.26.2.35
Issue
Vol. 26 No. 2 (2023): 4th International Conference on Recent Innovations in Engineering (ICRIE 2023) (Special issue)
Section
Pure and Engineering Sciences

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