(no) Properties in Java?

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There is a “standard” pattern for getters and setters in Java, called Bean properties. Basically any method starting with get, taking no arguments and returning a value, is a property getter for a property named as the rest of the method name (with a lowercased start letter). Likewise set creates a setter of a void method with a single argument.

For example:

// Getter for "awesomeString"
public String getAwesomeString() {
  return awesomeString;
}

// Setter for "awesomeString"
public void setAwesomeString( String awesomeString ) {
  this.awesomeString = awesomeString;
}

Most Java IDEs will generate these methods for you if you ask them (in Eclipse it’s as simple as moving the cursor to a field and hitting Ctrl–1, then selecting the option from the list).

For what it’s worth, for readability you can actually use is and has in place of get for boolean-type properties too, as in:

public boolean isAwesome();

public boolean hasAwesomeStuff();

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