Auto generate toString method in a lot of entities

Question

I got a lot of entities, 160 to be specific. I need to override toString method in all of them. My question is: Is there some shortcut on Intellij or some external tool where I can auto generate toString method in all of those entities?

Answer 1

In Intellij i supposed it can be done like this :

1. Open the desired class for editing and do one of the following:

   • On the main menu, choose Code | Generate.
   • Right-click the editor and choose Generate on the context menu
   • Press Alt+Insert.

2. From the pop-up list that shows up, select toString() option. Generate toString() wizard displays the list of fields in the class.

In eclipse it could be done aswell :

1. Right click the editor
2. Select Source
3. Then Select generate toString().
4. Then select all the fields you want.