Eclipse useful shortcuts
Ctrl+Shift+R
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Find
Resource
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Use
this to look for XML files, text files, or files of any other type. which are
in your workspace.
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Ctrl+O
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Quick
Outline
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Use
this to find a method or a member variable in a class. Start typing to limit
the choices. Press Ctrl+O a second time to include inherited methods.
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Ctrl+Shift+T
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Find
Java Type
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Start
typing the name and the list gets smaller. Try typing the capital letters of
the class only (e.g. type "CME" to find
"ConcurrentModificationException")
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Ctrl+E
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Open
Editor Drop-Down
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Presents
a popup window listing currently opened files. Start typing to limit the list
or simply use the down arrow key.
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Ctrl+Space
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Content
Assist
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Context
sensitive content completion suggestions while editing Java code.
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Ctrl+Shift+Space
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Context
Information
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If
typing a method call with several parameters use this to show the applicable
parameter types. The current parameter where the cursor is will be shown in
bold.
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Ctrl+Shift+O
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Organize
Imports
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After
typing a class name use this shortcut to insert an import statement. This
works if multiple class names haven't been imported too.
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F3
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Open
Declaration
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Drills
down to the declaration of the type, method, or variable the cursor is on.
This works much like a browser hyperlink.
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Alt+Left
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Backward
History
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This
works like a browser's Back button.
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Alt+Right
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Forward
History
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This
works like a browser's Forward button
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Ctrl+L
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Go to
Line
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Go to a
specific line number.
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F4
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Open
Type Hierarchy
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Show the
type hierarchy (downward tree) or the supertype hierarchy (upward tree).
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Ctrl+Alt+H
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Open
Call Hierarchy
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Show
where a method is called from. In the Call Hierarchy view keep expanding the
tree to continue tracing the call chain.
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Ctrl+H
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Open
Search Dialog
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Opens a
search dialog with extensive search options for Java packages, types,
methods, and fields.
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Alt+Shift+R
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Rename
- Refactoring
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Use
this to rename type, method, or field. All existing references will be
refactored as well.
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Alt+Shift+L
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Extract
Local Variable
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Use
this to create a local variable from the selected expression. This is useful
for breaking up larger expressions to avoid long lines.
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Alt+Shift+M
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Extract
Method
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Use this
to extract a new method from existing code. The parameter list and return
type will be automatically created.
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