--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/method.hpp	Wed Nov 11 23:47:41 2015 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/method.hpp	Fri Nov 13 13:31:48 2015 +0100
@@ -595,6 +595,12 @@
   // returns true if the method is an accessor function (setter/getter).
   bool is_accessor() const;
 
+  // returns true if the method is a getter
+  bool is_getter() const;
+
+  // returns true if the method is a setter
+  bool is_setter() const;
+
   // returns true if the method does nothing but return a constant of primitive type
   bool is_constant_getter() const;