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Generate getters and setters in Eclipse IDE

Still busy writing setters and getters method manually? Actually, Eclipse IDE is able to help you generate the setters and getters method automatically, and this feature is bundle with Eclipse IDE long time ago, surprisingly, many Java developers are not aware of it?

See following steps to show you how.

1. Java Pojo

A simple User.java, with 4 fields, but no getters and setters method.

Java pojo

2. Generate It

Right click on the file, select “Source” –> “Generate Getters and Setters…

getters and setters in eclipse ide

Choose which field you want to generate, and click on “OK” button.

getters and setters in eclipse ide

3. Done

All selected getters and setters methods will be generated automatically.

getters and setters in eclipse ide

So, don’t create those methods manually, it waste time, use IDE.

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Serhat
11 years ago

Another way:
go over the field then press CTRL + 1, and select “Create getter and setter…”. Done!

ganesh.sg1
5 years ago
Reply to  Serhat

suppose if we added a new field in table and how can i retrieve a value of newly added column

Mike Clark Russ
5 years ago
Reply to  Serhat

Not Working bruh!!!

mrtampan
4 years ago

Thank You mamang mkyong ..

blah
7 years ago

U know what real waste of time?
ECLIPSE

Mike Clark Russ
5 years ago

Thanks a ton!

Namo Bhakth
8 years ago

Hi mk, nice article, I have a question, is it a plugin which provides getters and setters feature in eclipse??

amster
8 years ago

thanks man 😉

andrew
10 years ago

wow, that was so simple and straight to the point. thanks!

Michael Diman
10 years ago

Use Lombok
and use @Data as annotation

venkat
11 years ago

tanq

clement
11 years ago

There’s an error in part 2, second screenshot. It is “field” and not “filed” in the phrase “which filed you want to generate”.

Alex
11 years ago

I mean using java programming language.

Alex
11 years ago

Sir how can i write HTML tags in between a html table

for example

line 1 : html table tags

line 2 : data to be written

line 3 : html table tags

Chris
11 years ago

Hi Mk Yong, I wonder why you don’t user NetBeans IDE to do this all stuff with java.
WebServices, JSF 2.0, Hibernate is more more more simply with NetBeans

felix
11 years ago

are there some shortcut key to do this in batch?
alt + shift + s can open the first window
but how can I do the next without mouse?

Sukru
11 years ago
Reply to  felix

Alt + Shift + S and then press R

x
11 years ago
Reply to  felix

ctrl+shift+g

Roger Keays
11 years ago
Reply to  felix

With Lombok you don’t even need to generate getters and setters. A couple of class-level annotations and you’re done!

Michael Diman
10 years ago
Reply to  mkyong

Use Lombok
and use @Data as annotation

Mike Clark Russ
5 years ago
Reply to  Michael Diman

Okk man!

josemm
11 years ago

Or using lombok 😛

Mike
11 years ago
Reply to  josemm

+1

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4 years ago
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