The getter/setter idiom is a commonplace feature in many Java programs. Most of these accessor methods, however, are unnecessary and can severely impact your systems' maintainability. Using ...

Allen Holub's past Java Toolbox column, " Why Getter and Setter Methods Are Evil," discussed the downside of the getter/setter idiom. That article presented a design-level solution.

The script will also add the static modifier to the method if the property was declared as static.Array-based properties will get additional methods added to support indexing. In addition, if a ...