Manage Files and Projects
| Sr.No | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ctrl + N | Create [n]ew project using the Wizard |
| 02 | Ctrl + Alt + N | Create [n]ew project, file, class, etc. |
| 03 | Alt + F, then . | Open project, file, etc. |
| 04 | Ctrl + Shift + R | Open [R]esource (file, folder or project) |
| 05 | Alt + Enter | Show and access file properties |
| 06 | Ctrl + S | [S]ave current file |
| 07 | Ctrl + Shift + S | [S]ave all files |
| 08 | Ctrl + W | Close current file |
| 09 | Ctrl + Shift + W | Close all files |
| 10 | F5 | Refresh content of selected element with local file system |
Editor Window
| Sr.No | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | F12 | Jump to Editor Window |
| 02 | Ctrl + Page Down / Ctrl + Page Up | Switch to next editor / switch to previous editor |
| 03 | Ctrl + M | [M]aximize or un-maximize current Editor Window (also works for other Windows) |
| 04 | Ctrl + E | Show list of open Editors. Use [arrow keys] and [enter] to switch |
| 05 | Ctrl+F6/Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Show list of open Editors. Similar to [ctrl]+[e] but switches immediately upon release of [ctrl] |
| 06 | Alt+Arrow Left/Alt+Arrow Right | Go to previous / go to next Editor Window |
| 07 | Alt+[-] | Open Editor Window Option menu |
| 08 | Ctrl+F10 | Show view menu (features available on left vertical bar: breakpoints, bookmarks, line numbers, ?) |
| 09 | Ctrl+F10, then [n] | Show or hide line [n]umbers |
| 10 | Ctrl+Shift+Q | Show or hide the diff column on the left (indicates changes since last save) |
Navigate in Editor
| Sr.No | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Home/End | Jump to beginning / jump to end of indention. Press [home] twice to jump o beginning of line |
| 02 | Ctrl+Home/End | Jump to beginning / jump to end of source |
| 03 | Ctrl+Arrow Right/Arrow Left | Jump one word to the left / one word to the right |
| 04 | Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Down/ArrowUp | Jump to previous / jump to next method |
| 05 | Ctrl+L | Jump to [L]ine Number. To hide/show line numbers, press [ctrl]+[F10] and select ‘Show Line Numbers’ |
| 06 | Ctrl+Q | Jump to last location edited |
| 07 | Ctrl+[.]/Ctrl+[,] | Jump to next / jump to previous compiler syntax warning or error |
| 08 | Ctrl+Shift+P | With a bracket selected: jump to the matching closing or opening bracket |
| 09 | Ctrl+[[]+[]]/Ctrl+[-] | Collapse / Expand current method or class |
| 10 | Ctrl+[[]/[]]/Ctrl+[*] | Collapse / Expand all methods or classes |
| 11 | Ctrl+Arrow Down/Ctrl+Arrow Up | Scroll Editor without changing cursor position |
| 12 | Alt+Page Up/Alt+Page Down | Next Sub-Tab / Previous Sub-Tab |
Editing Source Code
| Sr.No | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ctrl+Space | Opens Content Assist (e.g. show available methods or field names) |
| 02 | Ctrl+1 | Open Quick Fix and Quick Assist |
| 03 | Ctrl+Shift+Insert | Deactivate or activate Smart Insert Moindention, automatic brackets, etc.) |
Code Information
| Sr.No | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ctrl+O | Show code [o]utline / structure |
| 02 | F2 | Open class, method, or variable information (tooltip text) |
| 03 | F3 | Open Declaration: Jump to Declaration of selected class, method, or parameter |
| 04 | F4 | Open Type Hierarchy window for selected item |
| 05 | Ctrl+T | Show / open Quick [T]ype Hierarchy for selected item |
| 06 | Ctrl+Shift+T | Open Type in Hierarchy |
| 07 | Ctrl+Alt+H | Open Call [H]ierarchy |
| 08 | Ctrl+Shift+U | Find occ[u]rrences of expression in current file |
| 09 | Ctrl+move over method | Open Declaration or Implementation |
Refactoring
| Sr.No | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Alt+Shift+R | Rename selected element and all references |
| 02 | Alt+hift+V | Move selected element to other class or file (With complete method or class selected) |
| 03 | Alt+Shift+C | Change method signature (with method name selected) |
| 04 | Alt+Shift+M | Extract selection to method |
| 05 | Alt+Shift+L | Extract local variable: Create and assigns a variable from a selected expression |
| 06 | Alt+Shift+I | Extract local variable: Create and assigns a variable from a selected expression |
Run and Debug
| Sr.No | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ctrl+F11 | Save and launch application (run) |
| 02 | F11 | Debug |
| 03 | F5 | Step Into function |
| 04 | F6 | Next step (line by line) |
| 05 | F7 | Step out |
| 06 | F8 | Skip to next Breakpoint |
The Rest
| Sr.No | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ctrl+F7/Ctrl+Shift+F7 | Switch forward / backward between views (panels).Useful for switching back and forth between Package Explorer and Editor. |
| 02 | Ctrl+F8/Ctrl+Shift+F8 | Switch forward / backward between perspectives |
| 03 | Ctrl+P | |
| 04 | F1 | Open Eclipse Help |
| 05 | Shift+F10 | Show Context Menu [right click with mouse] |
Select Text
| Sr.No | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Shift+Arrow Right/Arrow Left | Expand selection by one character to the left / to the right |
| 02 | Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Right/Arrow Left | Expand selection to next / previous word |
| 03 | Shift+Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Expand selection by one line down / one line up |
| 04 | Shift+End/Home | Expand selection to end / to beginning of line |
| 05 | Ctrl+A | Select all |
| 06 | Alt+Shift+Arrow Up | Expand selection to current element (e.g. currentone-line expression or content within brackets) |
| 07 | Alt+Shift+Arrow Left/Arrow Right | Expand selection to next / previous element |
| 08 | Alt+Shift+Arrow Down | Reduce previously expanded selection by one step |
Edit Text
| Sr.No | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ctrl+C/Ctrl+X/Ctrl+V | Cut, copy and paste |
| 02 | Ctrl+Z | Undo last action |
| 03 | Ctrl+Y | Redo last (undone) action |
| 04 | Ctrl+D | [D]elete Line |
| 05 | Alt+Arrow Up/Arrow Down | Move current line or selection up or down |
| 06 | Ctrl+Alt+Arrow Up/Ctrl+Alt+Arrow Down/ | Duplicate current line or selection up or down |
| 07 | Ctrl+Delete | Delete next word |
| 08 | Ctrl+Backspace | Delete previous word |
| 09 | Shift+Enter | Enter line below current line |
| 10 | Shift+Ctrl+Enter | Enter line above current line |
| 11 | Insert | Switch between insert and overwrite mode |
| 12 | Shift+Ctrl+Y | Change selection to all lower case |
| 13 | Shift+Ctrl+X | Change selection to all upper case |
Search and Replace
| Sr.No | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ctrl+F | Open [f]ind and replace dialog |
| 02 | Ctrl+K/Ctrl+Shift+K | Find previous / find next o(close find window first) |
| 03 | Ctrl+H | Search Workspace (Java Search, Task Search, and File Search) |
| 04 | Ctrl+J/Ctrl+Shift+J | Incremental search forward / backwards. Type search term after pressing [ctrl]+[j], there is now search window |
| 05 | Ctrl+Shift+O | Open a resource search dialog to find any class |
Indentions and Comments
| Sr.No | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tab/Shift+Tab | Increase / decrease indent of selected text |
| 02 | Ctrl+I | Correct [i]ndention of selected text or of current line |
| 03 | Ctrl+Shift+F | Auto[f]ormat all code in Editor using code formatter |
| 04 | Ctrl+[/] | Comment / uncomment line or selection ( adds ‘//’ ) |
| 05 | Ctrl+Shift+[/] | Add Block Comment around selection ( adds ‘/… */’ ) |
| 06 | Ctrl+Shift+[\] | Remove Block Comment |
| 07 | Alt+Shift+J | Add Element Comment ( adds ‘/** … */’) |
Team (SVN Subversive)
| Sr.No | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ctrl+Alt+S | [S]ynchronize with Repository |
| 02 | Ctrl+Alt+C | [C]ommit |
| 03 | Ctrl+Alt+U | [U]pdate |
| 04 | Ctrl+Alt+D | Update to Revision |
| 05 | Ctrl+Alt+E | Merge |
| 06 | Ctrl+Alt+T | Show Properties |
| 07 | Ctrl+Alt+I | Add to svn:[i]gnore |
