Eclipse Shortcuts

File Navigation – Eclipse Shortcuts

• CTRL SHIFT R – Open a resource. You need not know the path and just part of the file name is enough.
• CTRL E – Open a file (editor) from within the list of all open files.
• CTRL PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN – Navigate to previous or next file from within the list of all open files.
• ALT <- or ALT -> – Go to previous or next edit positions from editor history list.

Java Editing – Eclipse Shortcuts

• CTRL SPACE – Type assist
• CTRL SHIFT F – Format code.
• CTRL O – List all methods of the class and again CTRL O lists including inherited methods.
• CTRL SHIFT O – Organize imports.
• CTRL SHIFT U – Find reference in file.
• CTRL / – Comment a line.
• F3 – Go to the declaration of the variable.
• F4 – Show type hierarchy of on a class.
• CTRL T – Show inheritance tree of current token.
• SHIFT F2 – Show Javadoc for current element.
• ALT SHIFT Z – Enclose block in try-catch.

General Editing – Eclipse Shortcuts

• F12 – Focus on current editor.
• CTRL L – Go to line number.
• CTRL D – Delete a line.
• CTRL <- or -> – Move one element left or right.
• CTRL M – Maximize editor.
• CTRL SHIFT P – Go to the matching parenthesis.

Debug, Run – Eclipse Shortcuts

• CTRL . or , – Navigate to next or previous error.
• F5 – Step into.
• F6 – Step over.
• F8 – Resume
• CTRL Q – Inspect.
• CTRL F11 – Run last run program.
• CTRL 1 – Quick fix code.

Search – Eclipse Shortcuts

• CTRL SHIFT G – Search for current cursor positioned word reference in workspace
• CTRL H – Java search in workspace.