How can I get @getter and @setter?

Question

I often see the following annotations in code:

@Getter
@Setter
public int test = 1;

I know I can create getter and setter methods using this annotations. But which classes/library do I need to use these annotations?

Answer 1

@Getter and @Setter are Lombok annotations.

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Lombok is a framework that generates repetitive code like, equals , hashCode() or getters and setters in annotated classes or attributes, cleaning up the code, making coding much faster and avoiding human errors because of forgetting some parts...

Just note one thing: your attribute is public , what has not much sense when you insert getters and setters:

@Getter
@Setter
private int test = 1;

Is the equivalent to:

private int test = 1;

public int getTest() {
    return test;
}

public void setTest(int test) {
    this.test = test;
}

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How to get Lombok into your project:

• If you use Eclipse / NetBeans download here the jar and add it to your project following the instructions.
• IntelliJ has it's own Plugin by Michail Plushnikov :

• Maven

   <dependencies> <dependency> <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId> <artifactId>lombok</artifactId> <version>1.16.6</version> <scope>provided</scope> </dependency> </dependencies>

• Other repositories services ( Ivi , SBT , Graddle ) check here