Suspicious getter/setter

Reports getter or setter methods that access a field that is not expected by its name. For example, when getY() returns the x field. Usually, it might be a copy-paste error.

Example:

class Point {
    private int x;
    private int y;

    public void setX(int x) { // Warning: setter 'setX()' assigns field 'y'
      this.y = x;
    }

    public int getY() { // Warning: getter 'getY()' returns field 'x'
      return x;
    }
  }

Locating this inspection

By ID

Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.

SuspiciousGetterSetter

Via Settings dialog

Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.

Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | Java | JavaBeans issues

Use the checkbox below to report situations when a field in the class has a name that matches a name of a getter or a setter.

Inspection options

Here you can find the description of settings available for the Suspicious getter/setter inspection, and the reference of their default values.

Only warn when field matching getter/setter name is present: Not selected

Inspection Details
By default bundled with:	IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3, Qodana for JVM 2024.3,
Can be installed with plugin:	Java, 243.26483

01 April 2025