Using PHPGen Eclipse plug-in one can automatically generate getter /setter methods for instance variables.
Note: This Plugins is not available in Eclipse Marketplace.
Steps For Installation:
Start Eclipse and add “Help> Install New Software” from following URL: http://loge5.de/downloads/Eclipse/:
Click Add, enter http://loge5.de/downloads/Eclipse/ in both the text boxes and on confirm you will see PHPGen available for installation.
Uncheck “Group items by Category” and check the checkbox of PHPGen a proceed. “Calculating Requirements and Dependencies” may take several minutes but the plugin will be installed successfully. Restart Eclipse. After the restart, a new menu item “Generate” is visible:
How to use it:
Open any PHP file with a class in it, for example:
vegetables.php
class Vegetable
{
private $edible;
private $color;
function Vegetable($edible, $color="green")
{
$this->edible = $edible;
$this->color = $color;
}
}
Click on “Generate” in a menu bar (Generate> PHP getters/setters…), check fields and required methods and click “Generate”. The getter/setter methods are automatically inserted at the end of the class:
