Question

I am using TDD, and have a very typical coding pattern, using Eclipse to autocreate methods and fields as I code the unit test. For example:

1. type name of method that doesn’t exist, e.g:

   myObj.setValue(someValue);

2. Click on the little red error mark in the IDE to create the “setValue” method.

3. Type inside of setValue method:

   public void setValue(String value) {
this.value = value;
}

4. Click the red error mark to auto-create a private field (called “value in this case”);

So at this point, I would like Eclipse to auto-create the getter method, without having to do it using the source -> generate getters and setters menu.

I saw this question: How do you force Eclipse to prompt you to create a getter and setter when it doesn’t do it automatically which seems to imply that Eclipse does this, but I couldn’t find where to configure that.

Is there some way to configure Eclipse to automatically add setter/getters when adding new private variable?

UPDATE:
To clarify further, I’m looking for something like I saw in the Spring Roo documentation. If you take a look at the “How It Works” section, it describes how the framework automatically adds additional methods to your class, whenever you add a private variable. (My preference is not to run another process like that, however, and also not to get all the cruft that it seems to add). I was hoping Eclipse had something similar.

Answer 1

When you move your mouse above the name of the variable, you can select “Create getter and setter for varname” in the popup menu.

Or you can create yourself a shortcut to do so. Preferences -> General -> Keys. In the search box you enter “getter” and then you´ll find it.