So much hidden information. Is this intended?

[arubiomoreno]

I am using Accord.Statistics and Accord.Math.Optimization and there are so much private properties that (imho) sould not be.
Examples:

• On Accord.Statistics.Distributions.Univariate, most of the distributions do not expose the parameters as properties (exposing getter would be OK). Example: WeibullDistribution do not expose scale and shape.
• On Accord.Math.Optimization, the class NelderMead does not allow you to change the LowerBounds and UpperBounds. The properties only have a getter. I am changing the private fields with reflection without issues, but using reflection for this purposes is annoying.

There are more examples, but this are the last I used and came to my mind.
Is this intended? and if so, why?

Making all the relevant, non-implementation-breaking stuff public, or in the case of the statistical distributions at least exposing a getter would be great.

[cesarsouza]

Hi Arubio,

Thank you for the suggestions: it is almost certain that this information hiding was not intended. I will go through the properties you mention, please let me know of any other points where you think a getter should have been available but for some unknown reason, isn't.

However, regarding your second point about NelderMead: The properties you are referring to are arrays, so in this case you can set their elements directly, without using reflection or even a setter, by using nelderMead.UpperBound[0] = 42).

I hope it helps,
Cesar

[arubiomoreno]

The properties you are referring to are arrays, so in this case you can set their elements directly

🤦‍♂️ You are totally correct. I was so blindly trying to assign the array (as nelderMead.UpperBound = new double[] {...};) that completely missed that.