Convert "auto property" in C# to Java alternative code

Question

I am new to Java and currently trying to follow along a "Selenium Automation Framework" course. Unfortunately, the tutorial is in C#. I got stuck with a piece of code in C# and not able to convert it to Java alternative code. From my understanding,

public static IWebdriver Instance { get; set; } is a auto property which is not available in Java. Any suggestions, greatly appreciated?

package WordpressFramework;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver;

public class Driver {

public static IWebdriver Instance { get; set}

    public static void Initialize()
    {
        WebDriver Instance;
        Instance=new FirefoxDriver();
        Instance.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);  
     }
}

Vadim Martynov · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-21T07:43:21.283

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Java has no properties then you can use get/set methods. Also it'll be better to change name from nonsensical "instance" to "webDriver".

private static IWebdriver webDriver;

public static IWebdriver getWebDriver() {
    return webDriver;
}

public static void setWebDriver(IWebdriver webDriver) {
    Driver.webDriver = webDriver;
}

edited Dec 21 '15 at 07:43

answered Dec 20 '15 at 23:50

Vadim Martynov

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In Java selenium jar, IWebDriver interface is defined as WebDriver – parishodak Dec 21 '15 at 01:46
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A static method wouldnt have a `this` reference? – D. Ben Knoble Dec 21 '15 at 04:37

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

IWebDriver interface is defined as WebDriver in Java.

public class Driver {

    private Webdriver webDriver;

    public static Webdriver getWebDriver() {
        return webDriver;
    }

    public static void setWebDriver(Webdriver webDriver) {
        this.webDriver = webDriver;
    }
}

In eclipse you just need to declare a private variable and use eclipse's code generation capabilities to generate getters and setters.

Right click -> Source -> Generate setters and getters

Reference: Is there a way to automatically generate getters and setters in Eclipse?

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 20 '15 at 23:49

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Drop the get/set, and just leave: public static IWebdriver Instance;

It will be a member variable instead of a "property".

answered Dec 20 '15 at 23:49

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OPK · Answer 4 · 2015-12-21T00:03:56.483

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This piece of C# code:

public static IWebdriver Instance { get; set}

Is a simplified way of declaring variable and set getter and setter compare to Java.

edited Dec 21 '15 at 00:03

answered Dec 20 '15 at 23:51

OPK

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From which version Java has properties with set and get? – Alex Butenko Dec 21 '15 at 00:01
@AlexButenko I should update my answer. I meant `public static IWebdriver Instance { get; set}` in C# is a simplified way of declaring setter and getter compare to java. – OPK Dec 21 '15 at 00:03
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Oh, I was confused by your previous answer. I thought Java finally get it :) – Alex Butenko Dec 21 '15 at 00:06

Convert "auto property" in C# to Java alternative code

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