Despite the arguments and discussions surrounding Java's getters and setters, the reality is that you must deal with them.
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However, managing getters and setters takes time. It can take minutes to create a getter/setter for a class's five fields, renaming them can be problematic, and deleting them is just inconvenient.
You can avoid getters and setters entirely by redesigning your classes, or you can use options like Project Lombok (which creates getters and setters implicitly without requiring you to code them).
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The good news is that Eclipse has some useful features for managing getters and setters because these options aren't always available. You can eliminate the boilerplate code by combining it with the capability to generate constructors based on fields in
the creation of getters and setters
Follow these steps to create getters and setters:
After creating the desired fields for the class, press Alt+Shift+S, R. You can select the fields for which you want to generate getters and setters using a dialogue box that will appear.
To create getters and setters for every field, click Select All. Of course, you can select particular fields as needed.
Change the Last Member as the insertion point. This instructs Eclipse that the methods should be added last in the class. Since I want them out of the way, this is usually my best option.
Click Ok. The getters and setters will be made for you by Eclipse.
Here is an illustration of how the dialogue ought to appear.
It should be noted that by default, Eclipse prevents you from creating a setter for a final field—the setter simply isn't visible in the dialogue. This can be annoying, especially if you have autoformatting enabled to make fields final when possible. Enable the checkbox Allow setters for final fields on the dialogue to get around this restriction. The dialogue will now display the field's setter. Eclipse will generate the setter and remove the last keyword from the field after you click "Ok." Eclipse is also aware of this environment.
Place your cursor anywhere in the class (outside of any method), start typing "get" or "set," and then press Ctrl+Space to add a single getter or setter. Any will be among the choices on the autocomplete menu.
Take away getters and setters
It's not as simple to remove getters and setters as it is to remove a field from the editor. However, the Outline view allows you to remove a field along with its getters and setters.
When you want to delete a field, select it in the Outline view (Alt+Shift+Q, O), then press Delete (or right-click, Delete). If you choose to delete the getters and setters as well, Eclipse will prompt you. Simply select Yes To All to get rid of them.
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