The @Data
annotation in Java typically comes from the Lombok library, which is used to automatically generate boilerplate code for Java classes, such as constructors, getters, setters, toString()
, and equals()
methods.
When you annotate a class with @Data
, Lombok automatically generates these methods based on the fields present in the class.
Here's an example:
import lombok.Data; @Data public class MyClass { private String name; private int age; }
With @Data
annotation, Lombok will generate the following methods:
- Constructors
- Getters and Setters for
name
andage
fields toString()
methodequals()
andhashCode()
methods
This reduces boilerplate code and makes your classes more concise. However, it's important to note that using Lombok requires appropriate IDE support or Lombok plugin installation to recognize and process these annotations during compilation.