accessor and mutator?

Question

when using doctrine i stumble upon these 2 words: accessor and mutator.

are these only used in doctrine or are they specific for php?

and what do they mean?

thanks

Answer 1

They're just fancy terms for getters and setters.

class MyClass
{
    private $prop;

    // Accessor (or Getter)
    public function getProp()
    {
        return $this->prop;
    }


    // Mutator (or Setter)
    public function setProp($value)
    {
        $this->prop = $value;
    }

}