getter and setter In java

private String name; 
 public String getName() {
  return name;
 }
 public void setName(String name) {
  this.name = name;
 }

In MyEclipse, you can just generate setter and getter by:

choose the parameter defined -> source -> generate getter and setter

The getter and setter methods can help hide internal state and requiring all interaction to be performed through an object's methods is known as data encapsulation — a fundamental principle of object-oriented programming.

In fact:

Your object uses setter to:

• restrict and validate data passed to the setter
• hide its inner data structure (other object are interested by a service not how the service is built, this can also include optimisation)
• preserve its integrity in every state (changing other fields if required)

it will use getter to

• format data in output as desired by the client
• control a sequence of services (for instance it will provide data if and only if a connection has been established)