Programming for beginners: Eclipse Short cuts

Below are some of the short cuts for Eclipse IDE.

1. CTRL + SHIFT + L : give you all short cut keys in eclipse.

2. CTRL + SHIFT + R : Opens a resource, you can search for files here.

3. CTRL + E : Open files from list of opened files

4. CTRL + PageUp : Navigate to the previous file within the list of open files

5. CTRL + PageDown : Navigate to the next file within the list of open files.

6. CTRL + SHIFT + F : Format code

7. CTRL + space : Type Assistance

For Example

a. Type sys and press CTRL + space.

a. Type sysout and press CTRL + space (Given you “System.out.println();”).

8. CTRL + O : List all methods of the class and again CTRL O lists including inherited methods.

9. CTRL + SHIFT + O : Optimize imports

10. CTRL + / : Comment a line

11. CTRL + \ : Uncomment line

12. F3 : Go to the declaration of the variable.

13. CTRL + T : Show inheritance tree

14. ALT + SHIFT + Z : Enclose block in try-catch.

15. CTRL + L : Go to line number

16. CTRL + M : Maximize/Minimize editor.

17. CTRL + SHIFT + P : Go to the matching parenthesis.

18. Ctrl + F4 : Close the current Editor

19. Ctrl + Shift + F4 : Close all editors

References

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