Description conrad.roche 2004-12-29 16:54:30 EST

Eclipse Version: Version: 3.1.0
Build id: 200412162000

Create this simple class in eclipse -
public class TestEncapsulate {

	String a, b;
}

1) Select the Field a
2) Right-click and select Refactor -> Encapsulate Field.
3) Click Ok.
4) The following code is generated -

public class TestEncapsulate {

	String b;
	private int a;

	/**
	 * @param a The a to set.
	 */
	void setA(String a) {
		this.a = a;
	}

	/**
	 * @return Returns the a.
	 */
	String getA() {
		return a;
	}
}

Problems
a) The field was changed to a private field even though it was package-private
earlier.
b) The data type was changed from String to int!!! 

The encapsulate field works fine when there is only one field delared in one
line (String a;)
It breaks in the above code for both fields 'a' & 'b'.