InteliJ Live Template

Question

I have a question regarding inteliJ live template , i have a member in my class :

@JsonProperty("CA_DL_Active_Carriers_NR_SM_DL_UE1")
    private Float caDlActiveCarriersNrSmDlUe1;

and i would like to create a getter and setter (custom setter) like this:

  public Float getCaDlActiveCarriersNrSmDlUe1() {
        return caDlActiveCarriersNrSmDlUe1;
    }



   public void setCaDlActiveCarriersNrSmDlUe1(Float caDlActiveCarriersNrSmDlUe1) {
        if (Objects.equals(getCaDlActiveCarriersNrSmDlUe1(), caDlActiveCarriersNrSmDlUe1)) {
            return;
        }
        this.caDlActiveCarriersNrSmDlUe1 = caDlActiveCarriersNrSmDlUe1;
        if (DocKind.ORIG == docKind) {
            ((McpttIterationDocument) prepareDirtyDocument()).setCaDlActiveCarriersNrSmDlUe1(caDlActiveCarriersNrSmDlUe1);
        }

i created a Live Templeate for the setter :

public void set$CAP_SELECTION$(java.lang.Float $SELECTION$) {
        if (java.util.Objects.equals(get$CAP_SELECTION$, $SELECTION$)) {
            return;
        }
        this.$SELECTION$ = $SELECTION$;
        if (com.att.tlv.arc.backend.api.persistence.documents.BaseDocument.DocKind.ORIG == docKind) {
            (($CLASSNAME$) prepareDirtyDocument()).set$CAP_SELECTION$($SELECTION$);
        }

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but my $CAP_SELECTION$ & $SELECTION$ are empty when i applty the custom setter:

can anyone help me undestand what i'm doing wrong ? also can i highlight my member (double click it) and apply my seeter ? like clicking "generate" but insted of the regular option ,,, i'll use my live template...

Answer 1

To create a custom setter it is better to use the Code | Generate action. You can add custom getter or setter templates there to create the kind of method you want.

Here's what to do:

1. Invoke Code | Generate (⌘+N on Mac)
2. Select Getter and Setter in the popup that appears
3. Click on the ... button after the Setter template dropdown
4. Add a new template using the + button
5. Add something like the following template text and give it a name:

#set($paramName = $helper.getParamName($field, $project))
#set($methodSuffix = $StringUtil.capitalizeWithJavaBeanConvention($StringUtil.sanitizeJavaIdentifier($helper.getPropertyName($field, $project))))
#if($field.modifierStatic)
static ##
#end
void set$methodSuffix($field.type $paramName) {
if (java.util.Objects.equals(get$methodSuffix(), $paramName)) {
return;
}
#if ($field.name == $paramName)
    #if (!$field.modifierStatic)
    this.##
    #else
        $classname.##
    #end
#end
$field.name = $paramName;
if (DocKind.ORIG == docKind) {
((McpttIterationDocument) prepareDirtyDocument()).set$methodSuffix($paramName);
}
}

You may want to fully qualify the reference to DocKind and McpttIterationDocument.

6. Click OK on the template dialog and click OK on the generate getters and setters dialog

Result: a reusable custom setter template.