Java Method Naming Conventions

Question

I have a boolean field called showLabelsin the Bean class and I want to provide it with getter and setter methods. The installer will be setShowLabels, but if the getter is isShowingLabels, isShowLabels(is this really strange sound) or setShowLabels?

Answer 1

This should be isShowLabelsstrange, as it may sound like an agreement . You can always rename a boolean value to showingLabels.