In Java, you will eventually find yourself writing similar pieces of code over and over. Even though the good usage of design principles tends to minimize this, there are some methods, such as getters, setters, and constructors, in most cases look exactly the same. Eclipse can help you by generating code for these simple methods.
You can see all the code that Eclipse can generate by right-clicking anywhere in the Java Editor and choosing the Source entry. This menu can also be opened with the shortcut Alt + Shift + S.
Getters and setters are generally the same. They provide access to some private field of the class by either returning its value or by assigning a new one. To avoid this no-brainer task and save some time to write real code, choose Generate Getters and Setters from the Source entry. You will be presented with a window, as shown in the following screenshot:
In the Generate Getters and Setters window, you will be able to determine...