Eclipse, short way to initialize object via setters

Question

For example I have the following object:

public class Dog{
    private String name;
    private int age;
    private int legs;
    private Color color;

    /*getters and setters*/
}

And I want to initialize it and set all properties not by constructor but by using setters:

Dog dog = new Dog();
dog.setName("Rex");;
dog.setAge(4);
...

Can I generate code which set all fields from above in the easy way?

`dog.setName = "Rex";` Won't work. Do you mean `dog.setName("Rex");`? — Maroun, Sep 18 '14 at 07:38
possible duplicate of [Is there a way to automatically generate getters and setters in Eclipse?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7221691/is-there-a-way-to-automatically-generate-getters-and-setters-in-eclipse) — DeepInJava, Sep 18 '14 at 07:49
The easiest way is to use a constructor. Why don't you want to use one? — Raedwald, Sep 18 '14 at 08:41

Benny Bottema · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-18T08:22:51.110

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It's cumbersome, but what I do:

Use Eclipse's Source -> Generate Getters and Setters... function (also ALT + SHIFT + S) and then just replace all '=' characters with '(' and ';' with ');'. finally I go through every line and press ctrl-space to let Eclipse finish the method call with proper casing (configure Eclipse to overwrite instead of insert code assist suggestions).

That or do a regex replacement if it is a lot.

edited Sep 18 '14 at 08:22

answered Sep 18 '14 at 07:41

Benny Bottema

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Try using ALT + SHIFT + S and select "generate getters and setters" from prompt menu. – Fincio Sep 18 '14 at 07:45
Yeah that's a time-saver for sure – Benny Bottema Sep 18 '14 at 08:22
Thank you! Your answer is more close to what I've been looked for. – Anatoly Sep 28 '14 at 08:32

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 18 '14 at 07:43

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You can introduce a setAllValues method, that should take all the attributes of your class as parameters. And simply call the setters inside that method.

answered Sep 18 '14 at 07:43

Juned Ahsan

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 18 '14 at 07:44

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You can create a new template in eclipse in Preferences/Java/Editor/Templates and then just use it (similar to 'syso' ctrl+space that produces System.out.println)

answered Sep 18 '14 at 07:44

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Eclipse, short way to initialize object via setters

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