Eclipse IDE Shortcuts
Using shortcuts is
usually preferable as you can perform actions much faster.
Eclipse supports of course the common shortcuts, e.g. Ctrl+S for
saving, Ctrl+C for copying the selected text or file
and Ctrl+V for pasting the element currently in the
clipboard.
The Ctrl+3 shortcut allows you to perform all available actions in
Eclipse. This shortcut puts the focus into the Quick Access search
box which allows you to execute any Eclipse command.
For example you can open a Preference, a Wizard,
a view and a Preference page.
You can also use Quick Access to search for
an opened editor by typing in the name of the resource which the editor shows.
The following screenshot shows how you could use Ctrl+3 to
open the Wizard to create a new Java class.
Eclipse provides shortcuts for opening files or Java
artifacts.
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Shortcut
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Description
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Ctrl + Shift + R
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Search dialog for resources, e.g. text files
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Ctrl + Shift + T
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Search dialog for Java Types
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Ctrl + E
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Search dialog 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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If you are working in the Java editor you can also use
certain shortcuts for faster navigation. The following tables lists a few of
them.
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Shortcut
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Description
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F3
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Opens editor to selected element (type) or navigate to the
declaration of the selected variable
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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
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Incremental search without popup dialog, just starting
typing to search. Press Ctrl + J to find the next match
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Ctrl + K
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Searches the selected text or if nothing is selected the
last search from the Find dialog.
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Ctrl + Shift + G
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In the Java editor, search for references in the workspace
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Ctrl + Shift + P
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Select the matching bracket. Cursor needs to be placed
before or after a bracket.
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Shortcut
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Description
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Alt + ←
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Go to previous opened editor. Cursor is placed where it
was before you opened the next editor
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Alt + →
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Similar Alt + ← but opens the next editor
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Ctrl + Q
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Go to editor and the position in this editor where the
last edit was done
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Ctrl + PageUp
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Switch to previous opened editor
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Ctrl + PageDown
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Switch to next opened editor
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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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The following lists contains useful keyboard shortcuts if
you are inside your Java editor.
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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 or
method.
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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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Ctrl + M
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Maximize active editor or view
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Ctrl + Shift + F
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Format source code
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Ctrl + I
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Correct indentation, e.g. format tabs/whitespaces in code
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Ctrl + F
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Opens the find dialog
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Ctrl + Shift + O
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Organize the imports; adds missing import statements and
removes unused ones
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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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Shortcut
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Description
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Ctrl + ← or Ctrl + →
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Move one text element in the editor to the left or right
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Ctrl + ↑ or ↓
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Scroll up / down a line in the editor
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Ctrl + Shift + P
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Go to the matching bracket
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Shift + Cursor movement
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Select text from the starting position of the cursor
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Alt + Shift ↑ / ↓
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Select the previous / next syntactical element
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Alt + Shift ↑ / ↓ / ← / →
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Extending / reducing the selection of the previous / next
syntactical element
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Shortcut
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Description
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Ctrl + Alt + Cusor Down
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Copy current line below the line in which the cursor is
placed
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Ctrl + Alt + Cusor Up
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Copy current line above the line in which the cursor is
placed
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Alt + Up
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Move line one line up
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Alt + Down
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Move line one line down
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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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Shortcut
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Description
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Shift + Enter
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Adds a blank line below the current line and moves the
cursor to the new line. The difference between a regular enter is that the
currently line is unchanged, independently of the position of the cursor.
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Ctrl+Shift+Enter
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Same as Shift + Enter but above
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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
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Shortcut for the menu to create new objects
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Alt + Shift + Z
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Surround block with try and catch
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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 than Alt + Shift + R
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Alt + Shift + T
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Opens the context-sensitive refactoring menu, e.g. displays
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The following shortcuts are the absolute minimum a developer
should be familiar with to work efficient in Eclipse.
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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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