The Generate toString() dialog provides means to include specific member fields and methods in generated toString() method.
Use Generate toString()... from the Source menu or the context menu on a selected type or on a text selection in a type.
The members to be considered for inclusion in the toString() output are:
When pressing OK, the toString() method printing out all selected members and eventually helper methods are created.
| Option | Description | Default | 
|---|---|---|
| Select fields and methods to include in the toString() method | For convenience, members are divided into up to four groups: Fields, Inherited fields, Methods and Inherited methods. Checking or unchecking a group affects the state of all its members. | Only fields which are non-transient and not inherited. | 
| Select All | Select all fields and methods. | n/a | 
| Deselect All | Deselect all fields and methods. | n/a | 
| Up | Move the element with focus up the list. A member can be moved only within its group. Groups can also be moved. | n/a | 
| Down | Move the element with focus down the list. A member can be moved only within its group. Groups can also be moved. | n/a | 
| Sort | Sort elements in every group in lexicographical order. | n/a | 
| Insertion point | Defines where in the type body the generated methods are inserted. If a method already exists in a class and is overwritten, its position will not be changed (this option will have no effect). | Last member or location of the cursor position if invoked from editor | 
| Generate method comments | 
            Controls whether a comment is added to the created toString() method. Generated comment just points to a javadoc comment for  | off | 
| String format | Defines which template is used to format the toString() output. A template determines what information about a class is added, how the fields are separated, and so on. For more information about templates, see toString() generator: format templates topic. | Default template | 
| Edit... | Opens a dialog that lets you add, remove or change string format templates (see above). | n/a | 
| Code style | Defines the method code style, that is what libraries/mechanisms it uses to create output. For more information, see toString() generator: code styles topic. | String concatenation | 
| Configure... | Opens a dialog that lets you configure more options related to selected code style. Currently this button is only active for Custom toString() builder code style. | n/a | 
| Skip null values | Controls whether the toString() method skips members that have no value (nulls). How it is accomplished depends on selected code style (see above). | off | 
| List contents of arrays instead of using native toString() | Controls whether the toString() method lists items contained by arrays instead of using their default toString(). See toString() generator: listing content for details. | off | 
| Limit number of items in arrays/collections/maps | 
            Controls whether the toString() method limits the number of elements printed for arrays,  | off |