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What design flaw exists if a `User` class directly accesses `ShoppingCart`’s item list?
Track: Java
Topic: OOP
Focus: Object Interaction
Java: Object Interaction
Answer
It breaks encapsulation, leading to tight coupling.
Directly accessing another object's internals, like a list of items in `ShoppingCart`, violates encapsulation. It tightly couples the `User` and `ShoppingCart`, making changes difficult and error-prone. Instead, the `ShoppingCart` should provide methods to interact with its items safely.
Directly accessing another object's internals, like a list of items in `ShoppingCart`, violates encapsulation. It tightly couples the `User` and `ShoppingCart`, making changes difficult and error-prone. Instead, the `ShoppingCart` should provide methods to interact with its items safely.
Topics: Java Object Interaction OOP