Customize default getter/setter template in IntelliJ

Question

I have created a custom template for setters in IntelliJ. I can chose that template when I use Alt + Insert and it works great.

However when I try to press Alt + Enter to generate a missing setter it uses the IntelliJ default.

How to make the Alt+Enter completion use my custom template instead of the default?

Answer 1

Using Alt + Insert to Generate getters and setters, a dialog opens, where you can customize the default template used by IntelliJ by clicking on the 3 dots button ....

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Next the respective dialog will open, for example Generate Setter Dialogue. You can duplicate the default template (named 'IntelliJ Default') and adapt the copy to your needs. For a detailed description of template-variables see Getter/Setter Templates.

The customized template will also be used when pressing Alt + Enter to open intention actions in the context-menu.

See also

• tutorial on Medium (2020): Custom Getter/Setter Templates for Intellij IDEA
• Why do Intellij default getter/setter templates delete my boolean "is" variable name prefix?
• Is there a way to generate JavaFX getters/setters