103 Shortcuts for Eclipse Helios

Jump to: Manage Files and Projects, Editor Window, Navigate in Editor, Select Text, Edit Text, Search and Replace, Indentions and Comments, Editing Source Code, Code Information, Refactoring, Run and Debug, The Rest, Team (SVN Subversive)

1. Manage Files and Projects

Ctrl+N

Create new project using the Wizard

Ctrl+Alt+N

Create new project, file, class, etc.

Alt+F, then .

Open project, file, etc.

Ctrl+Shift+R

Open Resource (file, folder or project)

Alt+Enter

Show and access file properties

Ctrl+S

Save current file

Ctrl+Shift+S

Save all files

Ctrl+W

Close current file

Ctrl+Shift+W

Close all files

F5

Refresh content of selected element with local file system

2. Editor Window

Focus/ cursor must be in Editor Window for these to work.

F12

Jump to Editor Window

Ctrl+Page Down/Ctrl+Page Up

Switch to next editor / switch to previous editor

Ctrl+M

Maximize or un-maximize current Editor Window (also works for other Windows)

Ctrl+E

Show list of open Editors. Use arrow keys and enter to switch

Ctrl+F6/Ctrl+Shift+F6

Show list of open Editors. Similar to ctrl+e but switches immediately upon release of ctrl

Alt+Arrow Left/Alt+Arrow Right

Go to previous / go to next Editor Window

Alt+-

Open Editor Window Option menu

Ctrl+F10

Show view menu (features available on left vertical bar: breakpoints, bookmarks, line numbers, …)

Ctrl+F10, then n

Show or hide line numbers

Ctrl+Shift+Q

Show or hide the diff column on the left (indicates changes since last save)

Ctrl+Shift++/-

Zoom text in/ out

3. Navigate in Editor

Home/End

Jump to beginning / jump to end of indention. Press home twice to jump to beginning of line

Ctrl+Home/End

Jump to beginning / jump to end of source

Ctrl+Arrow Right/Arrow Left

Jump one word to the left / one word to the right

Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Down/Arrow Up

Jump to previous / jump to next method

Ctrl+L

Jump to Line Number. To hide/show line numbers, press ctrl+F10 and select 'Show Line Numbers'

Ctrl+Q

Jump to last location edited

Ctrl+./Ctrl+,

Jump to next / jump to previous compiler syntax warning or error

Ctrl+Shift+P

With a bracket selected: jump to the matching closing or opening bracket

Ctrl+[+]/Ctrl+- on numeric keyboard

Collapse / Expand current method or class

Ctrl+[/]/Ctrl+* on numeric keyboard

Collapse / Expand all methods or classes

Ctrl+Arrow Down/Ctrl+Arrow Up

Scroll Editor without changing cursor position

Alt+Page Up/Alt+Page Down

Next Sub-Tab / Previous Sub-Tab

4. Select Text

Shift+Arrow Right/Arrow Left

Expand selection by one character to the left / to the right

Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Right/Arrow Left

Expand selection to next / previous word

Shift+Arrow Down/Arrow Up

Expand selection by one line down / one line up

Shift+End/Home

Expand selection to end / to beginning of line

Ctrl+A

Select all

Alt+Shift+Arrow Up

Expand selection to current element (e.g. current one-line expression or content within brackets)

Alt+Shift+Arrow Left/Arrow Right

Expand selection to next / previous element

Alt+Shift+Arrow Down

Reduce previously expanded selection by one step

5. Edit Text

Ctrl+C/Ctrl+X/Ctrl+V

Cut, copy and paste

Ctrl+Z

Undo last action

Ctrl+Y

Redo last (undone) action

Ctrl+D

Delete Line

Alt+Arrow Up/Arrow Down

Move current line or selection up or down

Ctrl+Alt+Arrow Up/Ctrl+Alt+Arrow Down/

Duplicate current line or selection up or down

Ctrl+Delete

Delete next word

Ctrl+Backspace

Delete previous word

Shift+Enter

Enter line below current line

Shift+Ctrl+Enter

Enter line above current line

Insert

Switch between insert and overwrite mode

Shift+Ctrl+Y

Change selection to all lower case

Shift+Ctrl+X

Change selection to all upper case

6. Search and Replace

Ctrl+F

Open find and replace dialog

Ctrl+K/Ctrl+Shift+K

Find previous / find next occurrence of search term (close find window first)

Ctrl+H

Search Workspace (Java Search, Task Search, and File Search)

Ctrl+J/Ctrl+Shift+J

Incremental search forward / backwards. Type search term after pressing ctrl+j, there is now search window

Ctrl+Shift+O

Open a resource search dialog to find any class

7. Indentions and Comments

Tab/Shift+Tab

Increase / decrease indent of selected text

Ctrl+I

Correct indention of selected text or of current line

Ctrl+Shift+F

Autoformat all code in Editor using code formatter

Ctrl+/

Comment / uncomment line or selection ( adds '//' )

Ctrl+Shift+/

Add Block Comment around selection ( adds '/... */' )

Ctrl+Shift+\

Remove Block Comment

Alt+Shift+J

Add Element Comment ( adds '/** ... */')

8. Editing Source Code

Ctrl+Space

Opens Content Assist (e.g. show available methods or field names)

Ctrl+1

Open Quick Fix and Quick Assist

Alt+/

Propose word completion (after typing at least one letter). Repeatedly press alt+/ until reaching correct name

Ctrl+Shift+Insert

Deactivate or activate Smart Insert Mode (automatic indention, automatic brackets, etc.)

9. Code Information

Ctrl+O

Show code outline / structure

F2

Open class, method, or variable information (tooltip text)

F3

Open Declaration: Jump to Declaration of selected class, method, or parameter

F4

Open Type Hierarchy window for selected item

Ctrl+T

Show / open Quick Type Hierarchy for selected item

Ctrl+Shift+T

Open Type in Hierarchy

Ctrl+Alt+H

Open Call Hierarchy

Ctrl+Shift+U

Find occurrences of expression in current file

Ctrl+move over method

Open Declaration or Implementation

10. Refactoring

Alt+Shift+R

Rename selected element and all references

Alt+Shift+V

Move selected element to other class or file (With complete method or class selected)

Alt+Shift+C

Change method signature (with method name selected)

Alt+Shift+M

Extract selection to method

Alt+Shift+L

Extract local variable: Create and assigns a variable from a selected expression

Alt+Shift+I

Inline selected local variables, methods, or constants if possible (replaces variable with its declarations/ assignment and puts it directly into the statements)

11. Run and Debug

Ctrl+F11

Save and launch application (run)

F11

Debug

F5

Step Into function

F6

Next step (line by line)

F7

Step out

F8

Skip to next Breakpoint

12. The Rest

Ctrl+F7/Ctrl+Shift+F7

Switch forward / backward between views (panels). Useful for switching back and forth between Package Explorer and Editor.

Ctrl+F8/Ctrl+Shift+F8

Switch forward / backward between perspectives

Ctrl+P

Print

F1

Open Eclipse Help

Shift+F10

Show Context Menu right click with mouse

13. Team (SVN Subversive)

Ctrl+Alt+S

Synchronize with Repository

Ctrl+Alt+C

Commit

Ctrl+Alt+U

Update

Ctrl+Alt+D

Update to Revision

Ctrl+Alt+E

Merge

Ctrl+Alt+T

Show Properties

Ctrl+Alt+I

Add to svn:ignore

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