• for a property having a "value" attribute type "java.lang.String" is used
• for a property having a "ref" attribute the type of the referenced bean is used

This can be improved in a number of ways:

• Run a template for the method argument in the generated setter, allowing me to choose the type of the property (for both "value" as well as "ref" declarations):
• When invoking the QuickFix from a "ref" declaration, populate the template with the class of the referenced bean, but also any interfaces. If referenced bean cannot be resolved, simply assume "java.lang.Object" type.
• When invoking the QuickFix from a "value" declaration, populate the template with: primitives, String and Resource
• When invoking the QuickFix from a "value" declaration, the value (if present) could be used to guess a candidate type. The guessed type should only be preselected in the template, so that the user can easily select a different type in case IDEA guessed wrong:
  • "true"/"false": boolean
  • <numeric value>: int
  • anything else: java.lang.String

After running template class references should be shortened: IDEADEV-15928