Android Performance - 'Avoid Internal Getters/Setters'

Question

Just read this on the dev site:

Avoid Internal Getters/Setters

In native languages like C++ it\'s common practice to use getters (e.g. i = get

Answer 1

Keep in mind that those performance considerations are relevant only if the member in question is accessed thousands of times per second.

A good example where direct access may be a good idea is the scenegraph of a game (libgdx)

public abstract class Actor {
    public Group parent;
    public final String name;
    public boolean touchable = true;

    public float x;
    public float y;
    public float width;
    public float height;
    public float originX;
    public float originY;
    public float scaleX = 1;
    public float scaleY = 1;
    public float rotation;
    public final Color color = new Color(1, 1, 1, 1);