diff --git a/src/core/lombok/EqualsAndHashCode.java b/src/core/lombok/EqualsAndHashCode.java
index 88d72051..92fa42b5 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/EqualsAndHashCode.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/EqualsAndHashCode.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright © 2009 Reinier Zwitserloot and Roel Spilker.
+ * Copyright © 2009-2010 Reinier Zwitserloot and Roel Spilker.
  * 
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -77,4 +77,10 @@ public @interface EqualsAndHashCode {
 	 * <strong>default: false</strong>
 	 */
 	boolean callSuper() default false;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Normally, if getters are available, those are called. To suppress this and let the generated code use the fields directly, set this to {@code true}.
+	 * <strong>default: false</strong>
+	 */
+	boolean doNotUseGetters() default false;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/lombok/ToString.java b/src/core/lombok/ToString.java
index 7b89d481..1247b7bb 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/ToString.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/ToString.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright © 2009 Reinier Zwitserloot and Roel Spilker.
+ * Copyright © 2009-2010 Reinier Zwitserloot and Roel Spilker.
  * 
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -78,4 +78,10 @@ public @interface ToString {
 	 * <strong>default: false</strong>
 	 */
 	boolean callSuper() default false;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Normally, if getters are available, those are called. To suppress this and let the generated code use the fields directly, set this to {@code true}.
+	 * <strong>default: false</strong>
+	 */
+	boolean doNotUseGetters() default false;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/EclipseHandlerUtil.java b/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/EclipseHandlerUtil.java
index fc76ddc0..337ae3a8 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/EclipseHandlerUtil.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/EclipseHandlerUtil.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright © 2009 Reinier Zwitserloot and Roel Spilker.
+ * Copyright © 2009-2010 Reinier Zwitserloot and Roel Spilker.
  * 
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -43,16 +43,20 @@ import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.ConstructorDeclaration;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.EqualExpression;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.Expression;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.FieldDeclaration;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.FieldReference;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.IfStatement;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.MarkerAnnotation;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.MethodDeclaration;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.NameReference;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.NullLiteral;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.OperatorIds;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.QualifiedNameReference;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.QualifiedTypeReference;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.SingleMemberAnnotation;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.SingleNameReference;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.Statement;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.StringLiteral;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.ThisReference;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.ThrowStatement;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.TypeDeclaration;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.TypeReference;
@@ -94,6 +98,36 @@ public class EclipseHandlerUtil {
 		}
 	}
 	
+	static TypeReference getFieldType(EclipseNode field, boolean useFieldsDirectly) {
+		return ((FieldDeclaration)field.get()).type;
+	}
+	
+	static Expression createFieldAccessor(EclipseNode field, boolean useFieldsDirectly, ASTNode source) {
+		int pS = source.sourceStart, pE = source.sourceEnd;
+		long p = (long)pS << 32 | pE;
+		FieldReference thisX = new FieldReference(field.getName().toCharArray(), p);
+		Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(thisX, source);
+		thisX.receiver = new ThisReference(pS, pE);
+		Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(thisX.receiver, source);
+		return thisX;
+	}
+	
+	static Expression createFieldAccessor(EclipseNode field, boolean useFieldsDirectly, ASTNode source, char[] receiver) {
+		int pS = source.sourceStart, pE = source.sourceEnd;
+		long p = (long)pS << 32 | pE;
+		
+		NameReference ref;
+		
+		char[][] tokens = new char[2][];
+		tokens[0] = receiver;
+		tokens[1] = field.getName().toCharArray();
+		long[] poss = {p, p};
+		
+		ref = new QualifiedNameReference(tokens, poss, pS, pE);
+		Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(ref, source);
+		return ref;
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * Checks if an eclipse-style array-of-array-of-characters to represent a fully qualified name ('foo.bar.baz'), matches a plain
 	 * string containing the same fully qualified name with dots in the string.
diff --git a/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java b/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java
index ef0bc9be..b7c6cda6 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright © 2009 Reinier Zwitserloot and Roel Spilker.
+ * Copyright © 2009-2010 Reinier Zwitserloot and Roel Spilker.
  * 
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.EqualExpression;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.Expression;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.FalseLiteral;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.FieldDeclaration;
-import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.FieldReference;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.IfStatement;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.IntLiteral;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.LocalDeclaration;
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.OperatorIds;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.ParameterizedSingleTypeReference;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.QualifiedNameReference;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.QualifiedTypeReference;
-import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.Reference;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.ReturnStatement;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.SingleNameReference;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.SingleTypeReference;
@@ -114,7 +112,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsA
 			}
 		}
 		
-		generateMethods(typeNode, errorNode, null, null, null, false);
+		generateMethods(typeNode, errorNode, null, null, null, false, false);
 	}
 	
 	@Override public boolean handle(AnnotationValues<EqualsAndHashCode> annotation,
@@ -136,11 +134,11 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsA
 			annotation.setWarning("exclude", "exclude and of are mutually exclusive; the 'exclude' parameter will be ignored.");
 		}
 		
-		return generateMethods(typeNode, annotationNode, excludes, includes, callSuper, true);
+		return generateMethods(typeNode, annotationNode, excludes, includes, callSuper, true, ann.doNotUseGetters());
 	}
 	
 	public boolean generateMethods(EclipseNode typeNode, EclipseNode errorNode, List<String> excludes, List<String> includes,
-			Boolean callSuper, boolean whineIfExists) {
+			Boolean callSuper, boolean whineIfExists, boolean useFieldsDirectly) {
 		assert excludes == null || includes == null;
 		
 		TypeDeclaration typeDecl = null;
@@ -206,7 +204,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsA
 		
 		switch (methodExists("equals", typeNode)) {
 		case NOT_EXISTS:
-			MethodDeclaration equals = createEquals(typeNode, nodesForEquality, callSuper, errorNode.get());
+			MethodDeclaration equals = createEquals(typeNode, nodesForEquality, callSuper, errorNode.get(), useFieldsDirectly);
 			injectMethod(typeNode, equals);
 			break;
 		case EXISTS_BY_LOMBOK:
@@ -221,7 +219,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsA
 		
 		switch (methodExists("hashCode", typeNode)) {
 		case NOT_EXISTS:
-			MethodDeclaration hashCode = createHashCode(typeNode, nodesForEquality, callSuper, errorNode.get());
+			MethodDeclaration hashCode = createHashCode(typeNode, nodesForEquality, callSuper, errorNode.get(), useFieldsDirectly);
 			injectMethod(typeNode, hashCode);
 			break;
 		case EXISTS_BY_LOMBOK:
@@ -237,7 +235,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsA
 		return true;
 	}
 	
-	private MethodDeclaration createHashCode(EclipseNode type, Collection<EclipseNode> fields, boolean callSuper, ASTNode source) {
+	private MethodDeclaration createHashCode(EclipseNode type, Collection<EclipseNode> fields, boolean callSuper, ASTNode source, boolean useFieldsDirectly) {
 		int pS = source.sourceStart, pE = source.sourceEnd;
 		long p = (long)pS << 32 | pE;
 		
@@ -302,9 +300,10 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsA
 		
 		int tempCounter = 0;
 		for (EclipseNode field : fields) {
-			FieldDeclaration f = (FieldDeclaration) field.get();
-			char[] token = f.type.getLastToken();
-			if (f.type.dimensions() == 0 && token != null) {
+			TypeReference fType = getFieldType(field, useFieldsDirectly);
+			char[] token = fType.getLastToken();
+			Expression fieldAccessor = createFieldAccessor(field, useFieldsDirectly, source);
+			if (fType.dimensions() == 0 && token != null) {
 				if (Arrays.equals(TypeConstants.FLOAT, token)) {
 					/* Float.floatToIntBits(fieldName) */
 					MessageSend floatToIntBits = new MessageSend();
@@ -312,7 +311,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsA
 					Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(floatToIntBits, source);
 					floatToIntBits.receiver = generateQualifiedNameRef(source, TypeConstants.JAVA_LANG_FLOAT);
 					floatToIntBits.selector = "floatToIntBits".toCharArray();
-					floatToIntBits.arguments = new Expression[] { generateFieldReference(f.name, source) };
+					floatToIntBits.arguments = new Expression[] { fieldAccessor };
 					intoResult.add(floatToIntBits);
 				} else if (Arrays.equals(TypeConstants.DOUBLE, token)) {
 					/* longToIntForHashCode(Double.doubleToLongBits(fieldName)) */
@@ -321,7 +320,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsA
 					Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(doubleToLongBits, source);
 					doubleToLongBits.receiver = generateQualifiedNameRef(source, TypeConstants.JAVA_LANG_DOUBLE);
 					doubleToLongBits.selector = "doubleToLongBits".toCharArray();
-					doubleToLongBits.arguments = new Expression[] { generateFieldReference(f.name, source) };
+					doubleToLongBits.arguments = new Expression[] { fieldAccessor };
 					final char[] tempName = ("temp" + ++tempCounter).toCharArray();
 					LocalDeclaration tempVar = new LocalDeclaration(tempName, pS, pE);
 					Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(tempVar, source);
@@ -342,25 +341,23 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsA
 					Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(int1231, source);
 					IntLiteral int1237 = new IntLiteral("1237".toCharArray(), pS, pE);
 					Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(int1237, source);
-					ConditionalExpression int1231or1237 = new ConditionalExpression(
-							generateFieldReference(f.name, source), int1231, int1237);
+					ConditionalExpression int1231or1237 = new ConditionalExpression(fieldAccessor, int1231, int1237);
 					Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(int1231or1237, source);
 					intoResult.add(int1231or1237);
 				} else if (Arrays.equals(TypeConstants.LONG, token)) {
-					intoResult.add(longToIntForHashCode(generateFieldReference(f.name, source), generateFieldReference(f.name, source), source));
+					intoResult.add(longToIntForHashCode(fieldAccessor, createFieldAccessor(field, useFieldsDirectly, source), source));
 				} else if (BUILT_IN_TYPES.contains(new String(token))) {
-					intoResult.add(generateFieldReference(f.name, source));
+					intoResult.add(fieldAccessor);
 				} else /* objects */ {
 					/* this.fieldName == null ? 0 : this.fieldName.hashCode() */
 					MessageSend hashCodeCall = new MessageSend();
 					hashCodeCall.sourceStart = pS; hashCodeCall.sourceEnd = pE;
 					Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(hashCodeCall, source);
-					hashCodeCall.receiver = generateFieldReference(f.name, source);
+					hashCodeCall.receiver = fieldAccessor;
 					hashCodeCall.selector = "hashCode".toCharArray();
 					NullLiteral nullLiteral = new NullLiteral(pS, pE);
 					Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(nullLiteral, source);
-					EqualExpression objIsNull = new EqualExpression(
-							generateFieldReference(f.name, source), nullLiteral, OperatorIds.EQUAL_EQUAL);
+					EqualExpression objIsNull = new EqualExpression(fieldAccessor, nullLiteral, OperatorIds.EQUAL_EQUAL);
 					Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(objIsNull, source);
 					IntLiteral int0 = new IntLiteral("0".toCharArray(), pS, pE);
 					Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(int0, source);
@@ -369,18 +366,18 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsA
 					Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(nullOrHashCode, source);
 					intoResult.add(nullOrHashCode);
 				}
-			} else if (f.type.dimensions() > 0 && token != null) {
+			} else if (fType.dimensions() > 0 && token != null) {
 				/* Arrays.deepHashCode(array)  //just hashCode for simple arrays */
 				MessageSend arraysHashCodeCall = new MessageSend();
 				arraysHashCodeCall.sourceStart = pS; arraysHashCodeCall.sourceEnd = pE;
 				Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(arraysHashCodeCall, source);
 				arraysHashCodeCall.receiver = generateQualifiedNameRef(source, TypeConstants.JAVA, TypeConstants.UTIL, "Arrays".toCharArray());
-				if (f.type.dimensions() > 1 || !BUILT_IN_TYPES.contains(new String(token))) {
+				if (fType.dimensions() > 1 || !BUILT_IN_TYPES.contains(new String(token))) {
 					arraysHashCodeCall.selector = "deepHashCode".toCharArray();
 				} else {
 					arraysHashCodeCall.selector = "hashCode".toCharArray();
 				}
-				arraysHashCodeCall.arguments = new Expression[] { generateFieldReference(f.name, source) };
+				arraysHashCodeCall.arguments = new Expression[] { fieldAccessor };
 				intoResult.add(arraysHashCodeCall);
 			}
 		}
@@ -418,7 +415,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsA
 		return method;
 	}
 	
-	private MethodDeclaration createEquals(EclipseNode type, Collection<EclipseNode> fields, boolean callSuper, ASTNode source) {
+	private MethodDeclaration createEquals(EclipseNode type, Collection<EclipseNode> fields, boolean callSuper, ASTNode source, boolean useFieldsDirectly) {
 		int pS = source.sourceStart; int pE = source.sourceEnd;
 		long p = (long)pS << 32 | pE;
 		
@@ -559,17 +556,18 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsA
 		}
 		
 		for (EclipseNode field : fields) {
-			FieldDeclaration f = (FieldDeclaration) field.get();
-			char[] token = f.type.getLastToken();
+			TypeReference fType = getFieldType(field, useFieldsDirectly);
+			char[] token = fType.getLastToken();
+			Expression thisFieldAccessor = createFieldAccessor(field, useFieldsDirectly, source);
+			Expression otherFieldAccessor = createFieldAccessor(field, useFieldsDirectly, source, otherN);
 			
-			if (f.type.dimensions() == 0 && token != null) {
+			if (fType.dimensions() == 0 && token != null) {
 				if (Arrays.equals(TypeConstants.FLOAT, token)) {
-					statements.add(generateCompareFloatOrDouble(otherN, "Float".toCharArray(), f.name, source));
+					statements.add(generateCompareFloatOrDouble(thisFieldAccessor, otherFieldAccessor, "Float".toCharArray(), source));
 				} else if (Arrays.equals(TypeConstants.DOUBLE, token)) {
-					statements.add(generateCompareFloatOrDouble(otherN, "Double".toCharArray(), f.name, source));
+					statements.add(generateCompareFloatOrDouble(thisFieldAccessor, otherFieldAccessor, "Double".toCharArray(), source));
 				} else if (BUILT_IN_TYPES.contains(new String(token))) {
-					EqualExpression fieldsNotEqual = new EqualExpression(generateFieldReference(f.name, source),
-							generateQualifiedNameRef(source, otherN, f.name), OperatorIds.NOT_EQUAL);
+					EqualExpression fieldsNotEqual = new EqualExpression(thisFieldAccessor, otherFieldAccessor, OperatorIds.NOT_EQUAL);
 					Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(fieldsNotEqual, source);
 					FalseLiteral falseLiteral = new FalseLiteral(pS, pE);
 					Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(falseLiteral, source);
@@ -581,18 +579,16 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsA
 				} else /* objects */ {
 					NullLiteral nullLiteral = new NullLiteral(pS, pE);
 					Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(nullLiteral, source);
-					EqualExpression fieldIsNull = new EqualExpression(generateFieldReference(f.name, source), nullLiteral, OperatorIds.EQUAL_EQUAL);
+					EqualExpression fieldIsNull = new EqualExpression(thisFieldAccessor, nullLiteral, OperatorIds.EQUAL_EQUAL);
 					nullLiteral = new NullLiteral(pS, pE);
 					Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(nullLiteral, source);
-					EqualExpression otherFieldIsntNull = new EqualExpression(
-							generateQualifiedNameRef(source, otherN, f.name),
-							nullLiteral, OperatorIds.NOT_EQUAL);
+					EqualExpression otherFieldIsntNull = new EqualExpression(otherFieldAccessor, nullLiteral, OperatorIds.NOT_EQUAL);
 					MessageSend equalsCall = new MessageSend();
 					equalsCall.sourceStart = pS; equalsCall.sourceEnd = pE;
 					Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(equalsCall, source);
-					equalsCall.receiver = generateFieldReference(f.name, source);
+					equalsCall.receiver = createFieldAccessor(field, useFieldsDirectly, source);
 					equalsCall.selector = "equals".toCharArray();
-					equalsCall.arguments = new Expression[] { generateQualifiedNameRef(source, otherN, f.name) };
+					equalsCall.arguments = new Expression[] { createFieldAccessor(field, useFieldsDirectly, source, otherN) };
 					UnaryExpression fieldsNotEqual = new UnaryExpression(equalsCall, OperatorIds.NOT);
 					fieldsNotEqual.sourceStart = pS; fieldsNotEqual.sourceEnd = pE;
 					Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(fieldsNotEqual, source);
@@ -607,17 +603,17 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsA
 					Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(ifStatement, source);
 					statements.add(ifStatement);
 				}
-			} else if (f.type.dimensions() > 0 && token != null) {
+			} else if (fType.dimensions() > 0 && token != null) {
 				MessageSend arraysEqualCall = new MessageSend();
 				arraysEqualCall.sourceStart = pS; arraysEqualCall.sourceEnd = pE;
 				Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(arraysEqualCall, source);
 				arraysEqualCall.receiver = generateQualifiedNameRef(source, TypeConstants.JAVA, TypeConstants.UTIL, "Arrays".toCharArray());
-				if (f.type.dimensions() > 1 || !BUILT_IN_TYPES.contains(new String(token))) {
+				if (fType.dimensions() > 1 || !BUILT_IN_TYPES.contains(new String(token))) {
 					arraysEqualCall.selector = "deepEquals".toCharArray();
 				} else {
 					arraysEqualCall.selector = "equals".toCharArray();
 				}
-				arraysEqualCall.arguments = new Expression[] { generateFieldReference(f.name, source), generateQualifiedNameRef(source, otherN, f.name) };
+				arraysEqualCall.arguments = new Expression[] { thisFieldAccessor, otherFieldAccessor };
 				UnaryExpression arraysNotEqual = new UnaryExpression(arraysEqualCall, OperatorIds.NOT);
 				arraysNotEqual.sourceStart = pS; arraysNotEqual.sourceEnd = pE;
 				Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(arraysNotEqual, source);
@@ -642,7 +638,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsA
 		return method;
 	}
 	
-	private IfStatement generateCompareFloatOrDouble(char[] otherN, char[] floatOrDouble, char[] fieldName, ASTNode source) {
+	private IfStatement generateCompareFloatOrDouble(Expression thisRef, Expression otherRef, char[] floatOrDouble, ASTNode source) {
 		int pS = source.sourceStart, pE = source.sourceEnd;
 		/* if (Float.compare(fieldName, other.fieldName) != 0) return false */
 		MessageSend floatCompare = new MessageSend();
@@ -650,7 +646,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsA
 		Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(floatCompare, source);
 		floatCompare.receiver = generateQualifiedNameRef(source, TypeConstants.JAVA, TypeConstants.LANG, floatOrDouble);
 		floatCompare.selector = "compare".toCharArray();
-		floatCompare.arguments = new Expression[] {generateFieldReference(fieldName, source), generateQualifiedNameRef(source, otherN, fieldName)};
+		floatCompare.arguments = new Expression[] {thisRef, otherRef};
 		IntLiteral int0 = new IntLiteral(new char[] {'0'}, pS, pE);
 		Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(int0, source);
 		EqualExpression ifFloatCompareIsNot0 = new EqualExpression(floatCompare, int0, OperatorIds.NOT_EQUAL);
@@ -666,7 +662,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsA
 	}
 	
 	/** Give 2 clones! */
-	private Expression longToIntForHashCode(Reference ref1, Reference ref2, ASTNode source) {
+	private Expression longToIntForHashCode(Expression ref1, Expression ref2, ASTNode source) {
 		int pS = source.sourceStart, pE = source.sourceEnd;
 		/* (int)(ref >>> 32 ^ ref) */
 		IntLiteral int32 = new IntLiteral("32".toCharArray(), pS, pE);
@@ -684,17 +680,6 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsA
 		return expr;
 	}
 	
-	private Reference generateFieldReference(char[] fieldName, ASTNode source) {
-		int pS = source.sourceStart, pE = source.sourceEnd;
-		long p = (long)pS << 32 | pE;
-		FieldReference thisX = new FieldReference(fieldName, p);
-		Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(thisX, source);
-		thisX.receiver = new ThisReference(pS, pE);
-		Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(thisX.receiver, source);
-		thisX.token = fieldName;
-		return thisX;
-	}
-	
 	private NameReference generateQualifiedNameRef(ASTNode source, char[]... varNames) {
 		int pS = source.sourceStart, pE = source.sourceEnd;
 		long p = (long)pS << 32 | pE;
diff --git a/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleToString.java b/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleToString.java
index 5b87e32b..f409b5c4 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleToString.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleToString.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright © 2009 Reinier Zwitserloot and Roel Spilker.
+ * Copyright © 2009-2010 Reinier Zwitserloot and Roel Spilker.
  * 
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public class HandleToString implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<ToString> {
 		try {
 			includeFieldNames = ((Boolean)ToString.class.getMethod("includeFieldNames").getDefaultValue()).booleanValue();
 		} catch (Exception ignore) {}
-		generateToString(typeNode, errorNode, null, null, includeFieldNames, null, false);
+		generateToString(typeNode, errorNode, null, null, includeFieldNames, null, false, false);
 	}
 	
 	public boolean handle(AnnotationValues<ToString> annotation, Annotation ast, EclipseNode annotationNode) {
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@ public class HandleToString implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<ToString> {
 		
 		checkForBogusFieldNames(typeNode, annotation);
 		
-		return generateToString(typeNode, annotationNode, excludes, includes, ann.includeFieldNames(), callSuper, true);
+		return generateToString(typeNode, annotationNode, excludes, includes, ann.includeFieldNames(), callSuper, true, ann.doNotUseGetters());
 	}
 	
 	public boolean generateToString(EclipseNode typeNode, EclipseNode errorNode, List<String> excludes, List<String> includes,
-			boolean includeFieldNames, Boolean callSuper, boolean whineIfExists) {
+			boolean includeFieldNames, Boolean callSuper, boolean whineIfExists, boolean useFieldsDirectly) {
 		TypeDeclaration typeDecl = null;
 		
 		if (typeNode.get() instanceof TypeDeclaration) typeDecl = (TypeDeclaration) typeNode.get();
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public class HandleToString implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<ToString> {
 		
 		switch (methodExists("toString", typeNode)) {
 		case NOT_EXISTS:
-			MethodDeclaration toString = createToString(typeNode, nodesForToString, includeFieldNames, callSuper, errorNode.get());
+			MethodDeclaration toString = createToString(typeNode, nodesForToString, includeFieldNames, callSuper, errorNode.get(), useFieldsDirectly);
 			injectMethod(typeNode, toString);
 			return true;
 		case EXISTS_BY_LOMBOK:
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public class HandleToString implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<ToString> {
 	}
 	
 	private MethodDeclaration createToString(EclipseNode type, Collection<EclipseNode> fields,
-			boolean includeFieldNames, boolean callSuper, ASTNode source) {
+			boolean includeFieldNames, boolean callSuper, ASTNode source, boolean useFieldsDirectly) {
 		TypeDeclaration typeDeclaration = (TypeDeclaration)type.get();
 		char[] rawTypeName = typeDeclaration.name;
 		String typeName = rawTypeName == null ? "" : new String(rawTypeName);
diff --git a/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java b/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java
index 4ee24391..66d2308a 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright © 2009 Reinier Zwitserloot and Roel Spilker.
+ * Copyright © 2009-2010 Reinier Zwitserloot and Roel Spilker.
  * 
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements JavacAnnotationHandler<EqualsAnd
 			annotation.setWarning("exclude", "exclude and of are mutually exclusive; the 'exclude' parameter will be ignored.");
 		}
 		
-		return generateMethods(typeNode, annotationNode, excludes, includes, callSuper, true);
+		return generateMethods(typeNode, annotationNode, excludes, includes, callSuper, true, ann.doNotUseGetters());
 	}
 	
 	public void generateEqualsAndHashCodeForType(JavacNode typeNode, JavacNode errorNode) {
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements JavacAnnotationHandler<EqualsAnd
 			}
 		}
 		
-		generateMethods(typeNode, errorNode, null, null, null, false);
+		generateMethods(typeNode, errorNode, null, null, null, false, false);
 	}
 	
 	private boolean generateMethods(JavacNode typeNode, JavacNode errorNode, List<String> excludes, List<String> includes,
-			Boolean callSuper, boolean whineIfExists) {
+			Boolean callSuper, boolean whineIfExists, boolean useFieldsDirectly) {
 		boolean notAClass = true;
 		if (typeNode.get() instanceof JCClassDecl) {
 			long flags = ((JCClassDecl)typeNode.get()).mods.flags;
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements JavacAnnotationHandler<EqualsAnd
 		
 		switch (methodExists("equals", typeNode)) {
 		case NOT_EXISTS:
-			JCMethodDecl method = createEquals(typeNode, nodesForEquality, callSuper);
+			JCMethodDecl method = createEquals(typeNode, nodesForEquality, callSuper, useFieldsDirectly);
 			injectMethod(typeNode, method);
 			break;
 		case EXISTS_BY_LOMBOK:
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements JavacAnnotationHandler<EqualsAnd
 		
 		switch (methodExists("hashCode", typeNode)) {
 		case NOT_EXISTS:
-			JCMethodDecl method = createHashCode(typeNode, nodesForEquality, callSuper);
+			JCMethodDecl method = createHashCode(typeNode, nodesForEquality, callSuper, useFieldsDirectly);
 			injectMethod(typeNode, method);
 			break;
 		case EXISTS_BY_LOMBOK:
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements JavacAnnotationHandler<EqualsAnd
 		return true;
 	}
 	
-	private JCMethodDecl createHashCode(JavacNode typeNode, List<JavacNode> fields, boolean callSuper) {
+	private JCMethodDecl createHashCode(JavacNode typeNode, List<JavacNode> fields, boolean callSuper, boolean useFieldsDirectly) {
 		TreeMaker maker = typeNode.getTreeMaker();
 		
 		JCAnnotation overrideAnnotation = maker.Annotation(chainDots(maker, typeNode, "java", "lang", "Override"), List.<JCExpression>nil());
@@ -232,25 +232,23 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements JavacAnnotationHandler<EqualsAnd
 		
 		int tempCounter = 0;
 		for (JavacNode fieldNode : fields) {
-			JCVariableDecl field = (JCVariableDecl) fieldNode.get();
-			JCExpression fType = field.vartype;
-			JCExpression thisDotField = maker.Select(maker.Ident(typeNode.toName("this")), field.name);
-			JCExpression thisDotFieldClone = maker.Select(maker.Ident(typeNode.toName("this")), field.name);
+			JCExpression fType = getFieldType(fieldNode, useFieldsDirectly);
+			JCExpression fieldAccessor = createFieldAccessor(maker, fieldNode, useFieldsDirectly);
 			if (fType instanceof JCPrimitiveTypeTree) {
 				switch (((JCPrimitiveTypeTree)fType).getPrimitiveTypeKind()) {
 				case BOOLEAN:
 					/* this.fieldName ? 1231 : 1237 */
-					intoResult = intoResult.append(maker.Conditional(thisDotField, maker.Literal(1231), maker.Literal(1237)));
+					intoResult = intoResult.append(maker.Conditional(fieldAccessor, maker.Literal(1231), maker.Literal(1237)));
 					break;
 				case LONG:
-					intoResult = intoResult.append(longToIntForHashCode(maker, thisDotField, thisDotFieldClone));
+					intoResult = intoResult.append(longToIntForHashCode(maker, fieldAccessor, createFieldAccessor(maker, fieldNode, useFieldsDirectly)));
 					break;
 				case FLOAT:
 					/* Float.floatToIntBits(this.fieldName) */
 					intoResult = intoResult.append(maker.Apply(
 							List.<JCExpression>nil(),
 							chainDots(maker, typeNode, "java", "lang", "Float", "floatToIntBits"),
-							List.of(thisDotField)));
+							List.of(fieldAccessor)));
 					break;
 				case DOUBLE:
 					/* longToIntForHashCode(Double.doubleToLongBits(this.fieldName)) */
@@ -258,7 +256,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements JavacAnnotationHandler<EqualsAnd
 					JCExpression init = maker.Apply(
 							List.<JCExpression>nil(),
 							chainDots(maker, typeNode, "java", "lang", "Double", "doubleToLongBits"),
-							List.of(thisDotField));
+							List.of(fieldAccessor));
 					statements = statements.append(
 							maker.VarDef(maker.Modifiers(Flags.FINAL), tempVar, maker.TypeIdent(TypeTags.LONG), init));
 					intoResult = intoResult.append(longToIntForHashCode(maker, maker.Ident(tempVar), maker.Ident(tempVar)));
@@ -269,7 +267,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements JavacAnnotationHandler<EqualsAnd
 				case INT:
 				case CHAR:
 					/* just the field */
-					intoResult = intoResult.append(thisDotField);
+					intoResult = intoResult.append(fieldAccessor);
 					break;
 				}
 			} else if (fType instanceof JCArrayTypeTree) {
@@ -280,12 +278,12 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements JavacAnnotationHandler<EqualsAnd
 				
 				JCExpression hcMethod = chainDots(maker, typeNode, "java", "util", "Arrays", useDeepHC ? "deepHashCode" : "hashCode");
 				intoResult = intoResult.append(
-						maker.Apply(List.<JCExpression>nil(), hcMethod, List.of(thisDotField)));
+						maker.Apply(List.<JCExpression>nil(), hcMethod, List.of(fieldAccessor)));
 			} else /* objects */ {
 				/* this.fieldName == null ? 0 : this.fieldName.hashCode() */
-				JCExpression hcCall = maker.Apply(List.<JCExpression>nil(), maker.Select(thisDotField, typeNode.toName("hashCode")),
+				JCExpression hcCall = maker.Apply(List.<JCExpression>nil(), maker.Select(fieldAccessor, typeNode.toName("hashCode")),
 						List.<JCExpression>nil());
-				JCExpression thisEqualsNull = maker.Binary(JCTree.EQ, thisDotField, maker.Literal(TypeTags.BOT, null));
+				JCExpression thisEqualsNull = maker.Binary(JCTree.EQ, fieldAccessor, maker.Literal(TypeTags.BOT, null));
 				intoResult = intoResult.append(
 						maker.Conditional(thisEqualsNull, maker.Literal(0), hcCall));
 			}
@@ -316,7 +314,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements JavacAnnotationHandler<EqualsAnd
 		return maker.TypeCast(maker.TypeIdent(TypeTags.INT), xorBits);
 	}
 	
-	private JCMethodDecl createEquals(JavacNode typeNode, List<JavacNode> fields, boolean callSuper) {
+	private JCMethodDecl createEquals(JavacNode typeNode, List<JavacNode> fields, boolean callSuper, boolean useFieldsDirectly) {
 		TreeMaker maker = typeNode.getTreeMaker();
 		JCClassDecl type = (JCClassDecl) typeNode.get();
 		
@@ -382,24 +380,23 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements JavacAnnotationHandler<EqualsAnd
 		}
 		
 		for (JavacNode fieldNode : fields) {
-			JCVariableDecl field = (JCVariableDecl) fieldNode.get();
-			JCExpression fType = field.vartype;
-			JCExpression thisDotField = maker.Select(maker.Ident(thisName), field.name);
-			JCExpression otherDotField = maker.Select(maker.Ident(otherName), field.name);
+			JCExpression fType = getFieldType(fieldNode, useFieldsDirectly);
+			JCExpression thisFieldAccessor = createFieldAccessor(maker, fieldNode, useFieldsDirectly);
+			JCExpression otherFieldAccessor = createFieldAccessor(maker, fieldNode, useFieldsDirectly, maker.Ident(otherName));
 			if (fType instanceof JCPrimitiveTypeTree) {
 				switch (((JCPrimitiveTypeTree)fType).getPrimitiveTypeKind()) {
 				case FLOAT:
 					/* if (Float.compare(this.fieldName, other.fieldName) != 0) return false; */
-					statements = statements.append(generateCompareFloatOrDouble(thisDotField, otherDotField, maker, typeNode, false));
+					statements = statements.append(generateCompareFloatOrDouble(thisFieldAccessor, otherFieldAccessor, maker, typeNode, false));
 					break;
 				case DOUBLE:
 					/* if (Double(this.fieldName, other.fieldName) != 0) return false; */
-					statements = statements.append(generateCompareFloatOrDouble(thisDotField, otherDotField, maker, typeNode, true));
+					statements = statements.append(generateCompareFloatOrDouble(thisFieldAccessor, otherFieldAccessor, maker, typeNode, true));
 					break;
 				default:
 					/* if (this.fieldName != other.fieldName) return false; */
 					statements = statements.append(
-							maker.If(maker.Binary(JCTree.NE, thisDotField, otherDotField), returnBool(maker, false), null));
+							maker.If(maker.Binary(JCTree.NE, thisFieldAccessor, otherFieldAccessor), returnBool(maker, false), null));
 					break;
 				}
 			} else if (fType instanceof JCArrayTypeTree) {
@@ -409,15 +406,16 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements JavacAnnotationHandler<EqualsAnd
 				boolean useDeepEquals = multiDim || !primitiveArray;
 				
 				JCExpression eqMethod = chainDots(maker, typeNode, "java", "util", "Arrays", useDeepEquals ? "deepEquals" : "equals");
-				List<JCExpression> args = List.of(thisDotField, otherDotField);
+				List<JCExpression> args = List.of(thisFieldAccessor, otherFieldAccessor);
 				statements = statements.append(maker.If(maker.Unary(JCTree.NOT,
 						maker.Apply(List.<JCExpression>nil(), eqMethod, args)), returnBool(maker, false), null));
 			} else /* objects */ {
 				/* if (this.fieldName == null ? other.fieldName != null : !this.fieldName.equals(other.fieldName)) return false; */
-				JCExpression thisEqualsNull = maker.Binary(JCTree.EQ, thisDotField, maker.Literal(TypeTags.BOT, null));
-				JCExpression otherNotEqualsNull = maker.Binary(JCTree.NE, otherDotField, maker.Literal(TypeTags.BOT, null));
-				JCExpression thisEqualsThat = maker.Apply(
-						List.<JCExpression>nil(), maker.Select(thisDotField, typeNode.toName("equals")), List.of(otherDotField));
+				JCExpression thisEqualsNull = maker.Binary(JCTree.EQ, thisFieldAccessor, maker.Literal(TypeTags.BOT, null));
+				JCExpression otherNotEqualsNull = maker.Binary(JCTree.NE, thisFieldAccessor, maker.Literal(TypeTags.BOT, null));
+				JCExpression thisEqualsThat = maker.Apply(List.<JCExpression>nil(),
+						maker.Select(createFieldAccessor(maker, fieldNode, useFieldsDirectly), typeNode.toName("equals")),
+						List.of(createFieldAccessor(maker, fieldNode, useFieldsDirectly, maker.Ident(otherName))));
 				JCExpression fieldsAreNotEqual = maker.Conditional(thisEqualsNull, otherNotEqualsNull, maker.Unary(JCTree.NOT, thisEqualsThat));
 				statements = statements.append(maker.If(fieldsAreNotEqual, returnBool(maker, false), null));
 			}
diff --git a/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleToString.java b/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleToString.java
index cdba7558..7b1b3b81 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleToString.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleToString.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright © 2009 Reinier Zwitserloot and Roel Spilker.
+ * Copyright © 2009-2010 Reinier Zwitserloot and Roel Spilker.
  * 
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree.JCArrayTypeTree;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree.JCBlock;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree.JCClassDecl;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree.JCExpression;
-import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree.JCFieldAccess;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree.JCMethodDecl;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree.JCMethodInvocation;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree.JCModifiers;
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ public class HandleToString implements JavacAnnotationHandler<ToString> {
 			annotation.setWarning("exclude", "exclude and of are mutually exclusive; the 'exclude' parameter will be ignored.");
 		}
 		
-		return generateToString(typeNode, annotationNode, excludes, includes, ann.includeFieldNames(), callSuper, true);
+		return generateToString(typeNode, annotationNode, excludes, includes, ann.includeFieldNames(), callSuper, true, ann.doNotUseGetters());
 	}
 	
 	public void generateToStringForType(JavacNode typeNode, JavacNode errorNode) {
@@ -106,11 +105,11 @@ public class HandleToString implements JavacAnnotationHandler<ToString> {
 		try {
 			includeFieldNames = ((Boolean)ToString.class.getMethod("includeFieldNames").getDefaultValue()).booleanValue();
 		} catch (Exception ignore) {}
-		generateToString(typeNode, errorNode, null, null, includeFieldNames, null, false);
+		generateToString(typeNode, errorNode, null, null, includeFieldNames, null, false, false);
 	}
 	
 	private boolean generateToString(JavacNode typeNode, JavacNode errorNode, List<String> excludes, List<String> includes,
-			boolean includeFieldNames, Boolean callSuper, boolean whineIfExists) {
+			boolean includeFieldNames, Boolean callSuper, boolean whineIfExists, boolean useFieldsDirectly) {
 		boolean notAClass = true;
 		if (typeNode.get() instanceof JCClassDecl) {
 			long flags = ((JCClassDecl)typeNode.get()).mods.flags;
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ public class HandleToString implements JavacAnnotationHandler<ToString> {
 		
 		switch (methodExists("toString", typeNode)) {
 		case NOT_EXISTS:
-			JCMethodDecl method = createToString(typeNode, nodesForToString, includeFieldNames, callSuper);
+			JCMethodDecl method = createToString(typeNode, nodesForToString, includeFieldNames, callSuper, useFieldsDirectly);
 			injectMethod(typeNode, method);
 			return true;
 		case EXISTS_BY_LOMBOK:
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ public class HandleToString implements JavacAnnotationHandler<ToString> {
 
 	}
 	
-	private JCMethodDecl createToString(JavacNode typeNode, List<JavacNode> fields, boolean includeFieldNames, boolean callSuper) {
+	private JCMethodDecl createToString(JavacNode typeNode, List<JavacNode> fields, boolean includeFieldNames, boolean callSuper, boolean useFieldsDirectly) {
 		TreeMaker maker = typeNode.getTreeMaker();
 		
 		JCAnnotation overrideAnnotation = maker.Annotation(chainDots(maker, typeNode, "java", "lang", "Override"), List.<JCExpression>nil());
@@ -203,16 +202,16 @@ public class HandleToString implements JavacAnnotationHandler<ToString> {
 			JCVariableDecl field = (JCVariableDecl) fieldNode.get();
 			JCExpression expr;
 			
-			JCFieldAccess thisX = maker.Select(maker.Ident(fieldNode.toName("this")), field.name);
+			JCExpression fieldAccessor = createFieldAccessor(maker, fieldNode, useFieldsDirectly);
 			
-			if (field.vartype instanceof JCArrayTypeTree) {
+			if (getFieldType(fieldNode, useFieldsDirectly) instanceof JCArrayTypeTree) {
 				boolean multiDim = ((JCArrayTypeTree)field.vartype).elemtype instanceof JCArrayTypeTree;
 				boolean primitiveArray = ((JCArrayTypeTree)field.vartype).elemtype instanceof JCPrimitiveTypeTree;
 				boolean useDeepTS = multiDim || !primitiveArray;
 				
 				JCExpression hcMethod = chainDots(maker, typeNode, "java", "util", "Arrays", useDeepTS ? "deepToString" : "toString");
-				expr = maker.Apply(List.<JCExpression>nil(), hcMethod, List.<JCExpression>of(thisX));
-			} else expr = thisX;
+				expr = maker.Apply(List.<JCExpression>nil(), hcMethod, List.<JCExpression>of(fieldAccessor));
+			} else expr = fieldAccessor;
 			
 			if (first) {
 				current = maker.Binary(JCTree.PLUS, current, expr);
@@ -238,5 +237,4 @@ public class HandleToString implements JavacAnnotationHandler<ToString> {
 		return maker.MethodDef(mods, typeNode.toName("toString"), returnType,
 				List.<JCTypeParameter>nil(), List.<JCVariableDecl>nil(), List.<JCExpression>nil(), body, null);
 	}
-	
 }
diff --git a/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/JavacHandlerUtil.java b/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/JavacHandlerUtil.java
index 9ac84bd1..84388c30 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/JavacHandlerUtil.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/JavacHandlerUtil.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright © 2009 Reinier Zwitserloot and Roel Spilker.
+ * Copyright © 2009-2010 Reinier Zwitserloot and Roel Spilker.
  * 
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -269,6 +269,26 @@ public class JavacHandlerUtil {
 		}
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Creates an expression that reads the field. Will either be {@code this.field} or {@code this.getField()} depending on whether or not there's a getter.
+	 */
+	static JCExpression createFieldAccessor(TreeMaker maker, JavacNode field, boolean useFieldsDirectly) {
+		return createFieldAccessor(maker, field, useFieldsDirectly, maker.Ident(field.toName("this")));
+	}
+	
+	static JCExpression createFieldAccessor(TreeMaker maker, JavacNode field, boolean useFieldsDirectly, JCExpression receiver) {
+		return maker.Select(receiver, ((JCVariableDecl)field.get()).name);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the type of the field, unless a getter exists for this field, in which case the return type of the getter is returned.
+	 * 
+	 * @see #createFieldAccessor(TreeMaker, JavacNode)
+	 */
+	static JCExpression getFieldType(JavacNode field, boolean useFieldsDirectly) {
+		return ((JCVariableDecl)field.get()).vartype;
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * Adds the given new field declaration to the provided type AST Node.
 	 *