How to automatically generate getters and setters in Android Studio

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Is there a shortcut in Android Studio for automatically generating the getters and setters in a given class?

score 564 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 28 '18 at 14:22

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Using Alt+ Insert for Windows or Command+ N for Mac in the editor, you may easily generate getter and setter methods for any fields of your class. This has the same effect as using the Menu Bar -> Code -> Generate...

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and then using shift or control button, select all the variables you need to add getters and setters

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answered May 27 '14 at 19:13

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For those on Macs it's control + enter. – anita Feb 26 '15 at 04:18
any possibility to create getter and setter such as ivar _username and getter and setter are getUsername and setUsername? – Nicolas Manzini May 04 '15 at 15:44
On Mac Control+n – Alon Kogan Feb 27 '18 at 11:33
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For java its working fine.But im using kotlin in android studio for app development.Then how to generate getter/setter like java? – SIVAKUMAR.J May 28 '18 at 07:59
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how to generate getters and setters for Kotlin class – Ashik Azeez Feb 18 '19 at 09:57
Command + N will not work on mac, use instead Control + N or Control + Enter – Muhammad Afzal Jun 08 '22 at 08:08

score 91 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 26 '20 at 16:43

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for macOS, ⌘+N by default.

Right-click and choose "Generate..." to see current mapping. You can select multiple fields for which to generate getters/setters with one step.

See http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/webhelp/generating-getters-and-setters.html

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answered Sep 04 '14 at 18:28

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You can select multiple fields did the magic. – MindRoasterMir Aug 18 '22 at 16:32

score 36 · Answer 3 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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Android Studio & OSx :

Press cmd+n > Generate > Getter and Setter

Android Studio & Windows :

Press Alt + Insert > Generate > Getter and Setter

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answered Feb 09 '16 at 02:37

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Just tested on Windows Alt+Shift+S+R is not working and right click does not contain Source. Is it maybe a custom setup? – Anthea Feb 09 '16 at 16:29
I have fixed the Win section! :) – Jorgesys Feb 09 '16 at 16:56

score 13 · Answer 4 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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create the variable
right click
select "Generate" and then select "Getter and Setter" option

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answered Mar 08 '18 at 13:24

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Any shortcut for **kotlin Constructors**? Alt + Ins not showing me generate Constructors option. – Arbaz.in May 02 '20 at 09:09
Did you try `Alt + Enter`? – Ângelo Polotto May 04 '20 at 21:58
for that case, I don't know what's going on. Did you post your problem in the Intellij forum? – Ângelo Polotto May 06 '20 at 12:28
When you find the solution, please, share it here. – Ângelo Polotto May 07 '20 at 18:40

score 10 · Answer 5 · edited Mar 12 '18 at 11:46

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Android Studio & Windows :

fn + alt + insert

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answered Aug 09 '16 at 15:31

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Your image hasn't appeared in the post correctly, and you have not completed an image description - it says 'enter image description here'. – LordWilmore Aug 09 '16 at 15:45

score 9 · Answer 6 · edited Aug 29 '16 at 12:14

You can generate getter and setter by following steps:

Declare variables first.
click on ALT+Insert on keyboard placing cursor down to variable declaration part
now select constructor and press Ctrl+A on keyboard and click on Enter to create constructor.
Now again placing cursor at next line of constructor closing brace , click ALT+INSERT and select getter and setter and again press CTRL+A to select all variables and hit Enter.

That's it. Happy coding!!

Baby · Answer 7 · 2019-03-18T14:46:05.150

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Position the cursor under the variables -> right-click -> Generate -> Getter and Setter -> Choose the variables to make the get and set

or

Alt + Insert -> Getter and Setter -> Choose the variables

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answered Jan 04 '19 at 13:58

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The question was if it is possible to generate getters and setters with a single shortcut, so not where you can find this option in a menu. – R Pelzer Jan 04 '19 at 14:29
I did not understand. Alt + Insert -> Getter and Setter -> Choose the variables – Baby Mar 18 '19 at 14:45

Shane Spoor · Answer 8 · 2016-02-09T05:00:46.713

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As noted here, you can also customise the getter/setter generation to take prefixes and suffixes (e.g. m for instance variables) into account. Go to File->Settings and expand Code Style, select Java, and add your prefixes/suffixes under the Code Generation tab.

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score 6 · Answer 9 · answered Jan 18 '21 at 12:11

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Using Alt+ Insert or Right-click and choose "Generate..." You may easily generate getter and setter or Override methods in Android Studio. This has the same effect as using the Menu Bar Code -> Generate...

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naXa stands with Ukraine · Answer 10 · 2017-10-25T13:45:54.703

This answer deals with your question but is not exactly an answer to it. =) It's an interesting library I found out recently and I want to share with you.

Project Lombok can generate common methods, such as getters, setters, equals() and hashCode(), toString(), for your classes automatically. It replaces them with annotations reducing boilerplate code. To see a good example of code written using Lombok watch a video on the main page or read this article.

Android development with Lombok is easy and won't make your android application any 'heavier' because Lombok is a compile-time only library. It is important to configure your Android project properly.

Another example:

import lombok.Getter;
import lombok.Setter;

public class Profile {

  @Getter @Setter
  private String username;

  @Getter @Setter
  private String password;

}

Android development with Lombok is possible. Lombok should be a compile-time only dependency, as otherwise the entirety of Lombok will end up in your DEX files, wasting precious space. Gradle snippet:

dependencies {
    compileOnly "org.projectlombok:lombok:1.16.18"
}

In addition you may want to add the Lombok IntelliJ plugin to support Lombok features in your IDE at development time. Also there is Hrisey library which is based on Lombok. Simply put, it's Lombok + Parcellable support.

Unfortunately, Project Lombok breaks in Android library projects. It is unreliable right now. — IgorGanapolsky, Feb 04 '15 at 00:33
@IgorGanapolsky Project Lombok works fine with Android. See [setup guide](https://projectlombok.org/setup/android). — naXa stands with Ukraine, Oct 25 '17 at 13:43

score 4 · Answer 11 · answered Apr 21 '16 at 04:42

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You can use AndroidAccessors Plugin of Android Studio to generate getter and setter without m as prefix to methods

Ex: mId; Will generate getId() and setId() instead of getmId() and setmId()

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score 3 · Answer 12 · edited Aug 29 '16 at 12:12

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Use Ctrl+Enter on Mac to get list of options to generate setter, getter, constructor etc

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score 2 · Answer 13 · answered Dec 29 '15 at 07:37

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use code=>generate=>getter() and setter() dialog ,select all the variables ,generate all the getter(),setter() methods at one time.

answered Dec 29 '15 at 07:37

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Kadir Erturk · Answer 14 · 2017-03-24T16:31:50.773

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Another funny way

Type the parameter name anywhere in the object after definition, you will see setter and getter, Just select and click enter :)

I tried with Android Studio 2.3

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answered Mar 23 '17 at 23:36

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score -1 · Answer 15 · answered Dec 31 '14 at 10:39

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Right click on Editor then Select Source -> Generate Getters and Setters or press Alt + Shift + S enter image description here

answered Dec 31 '14 at 10:39

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This is Eclipse. He asked for Android Studio. – WannaGetHigh Aug 12 '15 at 15:13

score -2 · Answer 16 · answered Apr 09 '15 at 10:16

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Just in case someone is working with Eclipse

Windows 8.1 OS | Eclipse Idle Luna

Declare top level variable private String username Eclipse kindly generate a warning on the left of your screen click that warning and couple of suggestions show up, then select generate. enter image description here

answered Apr 09 '15 at 10:16

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The question was directed to Android Studio, not eclipse – Alberto M Oct 06 '15 at 10:13

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