Differentiate between an accessor method and a mutator method.
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Question 5.4.1 of Information Technology Grade 12 Paper 2, NSC Preparatory Examination (Eastern Cape DoE, September 2025). It tests the Term 1 ATP topic Object-Oriented Programming (OOP).
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An accessor method retrieves the value of an instance variable.
A mutator method changes the value of an instance variable.
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