Put Space Between Auto-Generated Getters / Setters in Eclipse

Question

I am using Eclipse EE IDE - Indigo. I filled in all my class variables and then right click on the page and select -> Source -> Generate Getters and Setters. This works fine but it puts the methods right on top of each other ex:

public String getValue1() {  
    return value1;  
}  
public void setValue1(String value1) {  
    $this.value1 = value1  
}  
public String getValue2() {  
    return value2;  
}  
public void setValue2(String value2) {  
    $this.value2 = value2
}

Is there any way to tell Eclipse to put a space between the methods when auto-generating?

score 19 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 22 '12 at 09:32

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After the getters and setters have been created, select the newly created methods and "format" the code (Ctrl+Shift+F).

answered Nov 22 '12 at 09:32

Markus Pscheidt

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This solution is extremely straight forward, fast, and easy to use! Tested in Eclipse Juno. – Baxter Nov 26 '12 at 14:02
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It's funny though that Eclipse doesn't follow its own formatting rules when creating the getters and setters, isn't it? – Markus Pscheidt Nov 27 '12 at 15:55

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 09 '13 at 07:33

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Empty line between generated getter/setter method is depending on presence of empty line between properties itselt.

So if I select this :


    private int foo;
    private int bar;

there will be no space between getters/setters, but if I select this :


    private int foo;

    private int bar;

there will be one empty line between methods.

answered Jan 09 '13 at 07:33

apocalypz

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I find it very odd that Eclipse assumes a relation between empty lines in my fields any empty lines in my getters/setters. While I **always** want an empty line between methods, I don't necessarily want it between fields. – bkis Jun 03 '20 at 09:31

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 12 '13 at 03:58

Let's say you have fields like this:

private int first;
private int second;
private int third;

If you are going to add your getters and setters after the third field, leave a space between second and third fields, like this:

private int first;
private int second;

private int third;

Now you are good to go. Generate it and then remove the empty line you added.

score 3 · Answer 4 · answered May 02 '12 at 16:14

Yes. I tried this on Eclipse 3.7. It's a bit clunky, but it works.

Generate one getter or setter method using the right click option Source -> Generate Getters and Setters.
Manually add two blank lines after the method.
On the second blank line, use the right click option Source -> Generate Getters and Setters to generate the rest of the getters and setters.

Put Space Between Auto-Generated Getters / Setters in Eclipse

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