Eclipse
Eclipse is multi-language software development environment comprising an integrated development environment (IDE) and an extensible plug-in system.
Eclipse Shortcut Keys
I wanted to share some shortcut keys to make developer more productive.
Navigation
Search
Run
Editor Handling
Arrow Keys
Thanks for reading this. If you know any shortcut keys which is not in the above list please mentions in the comments.
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Eclipse is multi-language software development environment comprising an integrated development environment (IDE) and an extensible plug-in system.
Today's there are so many IDE's used for development purposes but eclipse captured 2/3 of the market.
I wanted to share some shortcut keys to make developer more productive.
Navigation
Shortcut
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Description
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Ctrl + Shift + R
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Open / Search for resources, e.g. files
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Ctrl + Shift + T
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Open / Search for Types
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Ctrl + E
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Allows to select an editor from the currently open editors
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Ctrl + F8
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Shortcut for switching perspectives
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Alt + ← or Alt + →
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Go to previous/ next editor position in history
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Ctrl-PageUp/PageDown
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Switch to previous/next editor
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F3
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Go to the declaration of this variable
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Ctrl + Shift + P
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Go to the matching bracket
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Search
Shortcut
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Description
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Ctrl + .
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Go to the next problem / error
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Ctrl + ,
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Go to the previous problem / error
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F4 on a variable
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Show type hierarchy
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Ctrl + J , Ctrl + K
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Incremental search, find next
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Ctrl + Shift + G
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Search for references in the workspace
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Run
Shortcut
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Description
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Ctrl + F11
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Run last launched
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Alt + Shift + X - J
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Run current selected class as Java application
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Editor Handling
Shortcut
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Description
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Ctrl + 1
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Quickfix; result depending on cursor position
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Ctrl + Space
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Content assist/ code completion
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Ctrl + T
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Show the inheritance tree of the current Java class
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Ctrl + O
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Show all methods of the current class, press Ctrl + O again to show the inherited methods.
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F12
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Focuses on the editor (especially helpful if you work with Fast Views).
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Ctrl + M
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Maximize Java editor
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Ctrl + Shift + F
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Format source code
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Ctrl + Shift + O
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Organize the imports; will import the missing import statements.
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Ctrl + Q
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Go to position the cursor at the last changed position in the editor.
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Ctrl + Alt + Z
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Wrap the select block of code into a block, e.g. try/catch.
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Arrow Keys
Shortcut
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Description
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Ctrl + Left
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Move one element to the left
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Ctrl + Right
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Move one element to the right
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Ctrl + Alt + Up/Down
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Copy line
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Alt + Up / Down
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Move line up / down
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Alt + Shift Up / Down
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Select the previous / next syntactical element
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Alt + Shift Up / Down / Left / Right
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Extending / Reducing the selection of the previous / next syntactical element
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Ctrl + Up / Down
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Scroll up / down a line in the editor
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Delete
Shortcut
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Description
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Ctrl + D
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Deletes line
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Ctrl + Shift + DEL
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Delete until end of line
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Ctrl + DEL
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Delete next element
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Ctrl + BACKSPACE
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Delete previous element
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Variable Assignment
Shortcut
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Description
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Ctrl + 2, L
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Assign statement to new local variable
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Ctrl + 2, F
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Assign statement to new field
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Shortcut
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Description
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Shift + F2
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Show the Javadoc for the selected type / class / method
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Alt+Shift + N + Letter
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Type shortcut for the command, e.g. njc to create a new Java class or npip to create a new Plugin project
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Alt + Shift + Z
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Surround block with try and catch
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Re-factoring
Shortcut
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Description
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Alt + Shift + R
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Rename
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Ctrl+2, R
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Rename locally (in file), faster then Alt + Shift + R
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Alt + Shift + T
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Opens the quick refactoring menu
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Other Shortcuts
Shortcut
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Description
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Ctrl + S
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Saves current editor
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Ctrl + 1
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Quickfix; shows potential fixes for warnings, errors or shows possible actions
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Ctrl + Space
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Content assist/ code completion
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Ctrl + Q
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Goes to the last edited position
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Ctrl+ D
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Deletes current line in the editor
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Ctrl + Shift + O
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Adjusts the imports statements in the current Java source file
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Ctrl + 2, L or F
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Assign statement to new local variable or field
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Ctrl + Shift + T
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Open Type Dialog
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Ctrl + O
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Shows quick outline of a class
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Ctrl + F11
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Run last launched application
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Ctrl + O
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Shows quick outline of a class
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Thanks for reading this. If you know any shortcut keys which is not in the above list please mentions in the comments.
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