Some of Eclipse Shortcuts

Eclipse is a very flexible and versatile tool which comes in many flavours. Here are some shortcuts which may be useful

Table 1. Navigation
Shortcut Description| Ctrl + Shift + R | Open / Search for resources, e.g. files |

Ctrl + Shift + T	Open / Search for Types
Ctrl + E	Allows to select an editor from the currently open editors
Ctrl + F8	Shortcut for switching perspectives
Alt + ← or Alt + →	Go to previous/ next editor position in history
Ctrl-PageUp/PageDown	Switch to previous/next editor
F3	Go to the declaration of this variable
Ctrl + Shift + P	Go to the matching bracket

Table 2. Search
Shortcut Description| Ctrl + . | Go to the next problem / error |

Ctrl + ,	Go to the previous problem / error
F4 on a variable	Show type hierarchy
Ctrl + J , Ctrl + K	Incremental search, find next
Ctrl + Shift + G	Search for references in the workspace

4. Run

Table 3. Running programs
Shortcut Description| Ctrl + F11 | Run last launched |

Alt + Shift + X - J

Run current selected class as Java application

Table 4. Handling the editor
Shortcut Description| Ctrl + 1 | Quickfix; result depending on cursor position |

Ctrl + Space	Content assist/ code completion
Ctrl + T	Show the inheritance tree of the current Java class
Ctrl + O	Show all methods of the current class, press Ctrl + O again to show the inherited methods.
F12	Focuses on the editor (especially helpful if you work with Fast Views).
Ctrl + M	Maximize Java editor
Ctrl + Shift + F	Format source code
Ctrl + Shift + O	Organize the imports; will import the missing import statements.
Ctrl + Q	Go to position the cursor at the last changed position in the editor.
Ctrl + Alt + Z	Wrap the select block of code into a block, e.g. try/catch.

Table 5. Arrow Keys
Shortcut Description| Ctrl + Left | Move one element to the left |

Ctrl + Right	Move one element to the right
Ctrl + Alt + Up/Down	Copy line
Alt + Up / Down	Move line up / down
Alt + Shift Up / Down	Select the previous / next syntactical element
Alt + Shift Up / Down / Left / Right	Extending / Reducing the selection of the previous / next syntactical element
Ctrl + Up / Down	Scroll up / down a line in the editor

Table 6. Delete
Shortcut Description| Ctrl + D | Deletes line |

Table 7. Variable assignment
Shortcut Description| Ctrl + 2, L | Assign statement to new local variable |

Ctrl + 2, F

Assign statement to new field

Table 8. Coding
Shortcut Description| Shift + F2 | Show the Javadoc for the selected type / class / method |

Alt+Shift + N + Letter	Type shortcut for the command, e.g. njc to create a new Java class or npip to create a new Plugin project
Alt + Shift + Z	Surround block with try and catch

Table 9. Refactoring
Shortcut Description| Alt + Shift + R | Rename |

Ctrl+2, R	Rename locally (in file), faster then Alt + Shift + R
Alt + Shift + T	Opens the quick refactoring menu

The following shortcuts are the absolute minimum a developer should be familiar with to work efficient in Eclipse.

Table 10. Must known shortcuts
Shortcut Description| Ctrl + S | Saves current editor |

Ctrl + 1	Quickfix; shows potential fixes for warnings, errors or shows possible actions
Ctrl + Space	Content assist/ code completion
Ctrl + Q	Goes to the last edited position
Ctrl+ D	Deletes current line in the editor
Ctrl + Shift + O	Adjusts the imports statements in the current Java source file
Ctrl + 2, L or F	Assign statement to new local variable or field
Ctrl + Shift + T	Open Type Dialog
Ctrl + O	Shows quick outline of a class
Ctrl + F11	Run last launched application
Ctrl + O	Shows quick outline of a class