How to customize hashCode() and equals() generated by Eclipse?

Question

It is recommended and sometimes necessary, classes that represent values (value classes) to override hashCode(), equals() [and optionally

Answer 1

Posting my comment as an answer by request: Commonclipse, an Eclipse plugin that facilitates the use of Apache Commons, does what you want to do.

Caveat: I have no recent experience with this plugin, which is why I originally posted as a comment, and not as an answer.