Lombok annotation @Getter for boolean field

Question

I am using Java lombok annotation @Getter to generate getters for my POJO. I have a boolean field by the name isAbc.

The @Getter annotation in this case generates a method by the name isAbc(). Shouldn't it generate a method by the name isIsAbc()?

Answer 1

Read the 'small print' section on the lombok page https://projectlombok.org/features/GetterSetter.html

For boolean fields that start with is immediately followed by a title-case letter, nothing is prefixed to generate the getter name.

So the behavior you experience is as specified.

Note that the behavior is different for boolean and Boolean:

@Getter private boolean isGood; // => isGood()  @Getter private boolean good; // => isGood()  @Getter private Boolean isGood; // => getIsGood() 

Answer 2

Lombok does not prefix with is if the name already starts with is followed by an uppercase letter as in isGood.

You might encounter names like canDelete which will generate a getter with the name isCanDelete. To avoid this you can use the fluent parameter:

@Getter(fluent = true) private boolean canDelete; 

or (depending on version):

@Getter @Accessors(fluent = true) private boolean canDelete; 

In which case it will leave the name as it is so the getter becomes canDelete().