| New |
Create a
Java element or a new resource. Configure which elements are shown in the
submenu in Window > Customize Perspective. In a Java perspective, by
default action for creating a project, package, class, interface , source
folder, scrapbook, file and folder are available. |
Ctrl + N |
| Close |
Close
the current editor. If the editor contains unsaved data, a save request
dialog will be shown. |
Ctrl
+ F4 |
| Close
All |
Close all editors.
If editor contains unsaved data, a save request dialog will be shown. |
Ctrl
+ Shift + F4 |
| Save |
Save
the content of the current editor. Disabled if the editor does not contain
unsaved changes. |
Ctrl
+ S |
| Save
As |
Save
the content of the current editor under a new name. |
|
| Save
All |
Save
the content of all editors with unsaved changes. Disabled if no editor contains
unsaved changes. |
Ctrl
+ Shift + S |
| Print |
Prints
the content of the current editor. Enabled when an editor has the focus. |
Ctrl
+ P |
| Properties |
Opens
the property pages of the select elements. Opened on Java projects the Java
Build Path page and the Javadoc Location page are available. For JAR archives,
configure the JAR's Source Attachment and Javadoc Location here. |
Alt
+ Enter |
| Undo |
Revert the
last change in the editor |
Ctrl + Z |
| Redo |
Revert
an undone change |
Ctrl
+ Y |
| Cut |
Copies
the currently selected text or element to the clipboard and removes the
element. On elements, the remove is not performed before the clipboard is
pasted. |
Ctrl
+ X |
| Copy |
Copies
the currently selected text or elements to the clipboard |
Ctrl
+ C |
| Paste |
Paste
the current content as text to the editor, or as a sibling or child element
to the a currently selected element. |
Ctrl
+ V |
| Delete |
Delete
the current text or element selection. |
Delete |
| Select
All |
Select
all the editor content.. |
Ctrl
+ A |
| Find
/ Replace |
Open
the Find / Replace dialog. Editor only. |
Ctrl
+ F |
| Find
Next |
Finds
the next occurrence of the currently selected text. Editor only. |
Ctrl
+ K |
| Find
Previous |
Finds
the previous occurrence of the currently selected text. Editor only. |
Ctrl
+ Shift + K |
| Incremental
Find Next |
Starts
the incremental find mode. After invocation, enter the search text as instructed
in the status bar. Editor only. |
Ctrl
+ J |
| Incremental
Find Previous |
Starts
the incremental find mode. After invocation, enter the search text as instructed
in the status bar. Editor only. |
Ctrl
+ Shift + J |
| Add
Task |
Add
a user defined task to the current text selection or selected element. |
Alt
+ Enter |
| Expand
Selection to |
Enclosing
Element: Selects the enclosing expression, block, method in the code. This
action is aware of the Java syntax. It may not function properly when the
code has syntax errors. (Arrow Up). |
Alt
+ Shift + Arrow Keys |
| Next
Element: Selects the current and next element. (Arrow Right) |
| Previous
Element: Selects the current and the previous element (Arrow Left) |
| Restore
Last Selection: After an invocation of Expand Selection to restore the previous selection. (Arrow Down) |
| Show Tooltip
Description |
Shows the
value of a hover that would appear at the current cursor location. The dialog
shown is scrollable and does not shorten descriptions. |
F2 |
| Content
Assist |
Opens
a context assist dialog at the current cursor position to bring up Java
code assist proposals and templates. See the Templates preference page for
available templates (Window > Preferences > Java > Editor >
Templates) and go to the Editor preference page (Window > Preferences
> Java > Editor > Code Assist) for configuring the behavior of
code assist. |
Ctrl
+ Space |
| Quick
Fix |
If
the cursor is located at a location with problem indication this opens a
context assist dialog at the current cursor to present possible corrections. |
Ctrl
+ 1 |
| Parameter
Hints |
If
the cursor is located at the parameter specification for method reference,
this actions shows a hover with parameter types information.The parameter
at the current cursor location is shown in bold. |
Ctrl
+ Shift + Space |
| Open |
Tries to
resolve the element referenced at the current code selection and opens the
file declaring the reference. |
F3 |
| Open
Type Hierarchy |
Tries to resolve the element referenced
at the current code selection and opens the element in the Type Hierarchy
view. Invoked on elements, opens the type hierarchy of the element. Supported
in the Java editor and views showing Java elements. |
F4 |
| Open
External Javadoc |
Opens the
Javadoc documentation of the currently selected element or text selection.
The location of the Javadoc of a JAR or a project is specified in the Javadoc
Location property page on projects or JARs. Note that this external Javadoc
documentation may not be up to date with the Javadoc specified in the current
code. You can create Javadoc documentation for source files in a Java project
using the Javadoc export wizard. |
Shift
+ F2 |
| Open
Type |
Brings
up the Open Type selection dialog to open a type in the editor.The Open
Type selection dialog shows all types existing in the workspace. |
Ctrl
+ Shift + T |
| Open
Type In Hierarchy |
Brings up the Open Type selection dialog
to open a type in the editor and the Type Hierarchy view. The Open Type
selection dialog shows all types that exist in the workspace. |
Ctrl + Shift
+ H |
| Show
Outline |
Opens the
lightweight outliner for the currently selected type. |
Ctrl
+ O |
| Go
to Next Problem |
Selects
the next problem. Supported in the Java editor. |
Ctrl
+ . (Period) |
| Go
to Previous Problem |
Selects
the previous problem. Supported in the Java editor. |
Ctrl
+ , (Comma) |
| Go
to Last Edit Location |
Reveal
the location where the last edit occurred. |
Ctrl
+ Q |
| Go
to Line |
Opens
an a dialog which allows entering the line number to which the editor should
jump to. Editor only. |
Ctrl
+ L |
| Comment |
Comments
out all lines containing the current selection. |
Ctrl + / |
| Uncomment |
Uncomments
all lines containing the current selection. |
Ctrl
+ \ |
|
Indent |
Indent current line. |
Ctrl + I |
| Shift
Right |
Increments
the level of indentation of the currently select lines. Only activated when
the selection covers multiple lines or a single whole line. |
Tab |
| Shift
Left |
Decrements
the level of indentation of the currently select lines. Only activated when
the selection covers multiple lines or a single whole line. |
Shift
+ Tab |
| Format |
Uses
the code formatter to format the current text selection. The formatting
options are configured on the Code Formatter preference page (Window >
Preferences > Java > Code Formatter) |
Ctrl
+ Shift + F |
| Organize
Imports |
Organizes
the import declarations in the compilation unit currently open or selected.
Unnecessary import declarations are removed, and required import declarations
are ordered as specified in the Organize Import preference page (Window
> Preferences > Java > Organize Import). Organize import can be
executed on incomplete source and will prompt you when a referenced type
name can not be mapped uniquely to a type in the current project. You can
also organize multiple compilation units by invoking the action on a package
or selecting a set of compilation units. |
Ctrl
+ Shift + O |
| Add Import |
Creates an import declaration for a
type reference currently selected. If the type reference if qualified, the
qualification will be removed if possible. If the referenced type name can
not be mapped uniquely to a type of the current project you will be prompted
to specify the correct type. Add Import tries to follow the import order
as specified in the Organize Import preference page. |
Ctrl + Shift + M |
| Undo |
Does an Undo
of the last refactoring. The refactoring undo buffer is only valid as long
as no other source changes than refactoring have been performed. |
Alt + Shift
+ Z |
| Redo |
Does
a Redo of the last undone refactoring. The refactoring undo/redo buffer
is only valid as long as no other source changes than refactoring have been
performed. |
Alt
+ Shift + Y |
| Rename |
Starts
the Rename refactoring dialog: Renames the selected element and (if enabled)
corrects all references to the elements (also in other files). Is available
on methods, fields, local variables, method parameters, types, compilation
units, packages, source folders, projects and on a text selection resolving
to one of these element types. |
Alt
+ Shift + R |
| Move |
Starts
the Move refactoring dialog: Moves the selected elements and (if enabled)
corrects all references to the elements (also in other files). Can be applied
to one instance method (which can be moved to a component), one or more
static methods, static fields, types, compilation units, packages, source
folders and projects and on a text selection resolving to one of these element
types. |
Alt
+ Shift + V |
| Inline |
Starts
the Inline refactoring dialog. Inlines local variables, methods or constants.
This refactoring is available on methods, static final fields and text selections
that resolve to methods, static final fields or local variables. |
Alt
+ Shift + I |
| Extract
Method |
Starts
the Extract Method refactoring dialog. Creates a new method containing the
statements or expression currently selected and replaces the selection with
a reference to the new method. You can use Expand Selection from the Edit menu to get a
valid selection range. This feature is useful for cleaning up lengthy, cluttered, or overly-complicated methods. |
Alt
+ Shift + M |
| Extract
Local Variable |
Starts the Extract Variable refactoring
dialog. Creates a new variable assigned to the expression currently selected
and replaces the selection with a reference to the new variable. This refactoring
is available on text selections that resolve to local variables. You can
use Expand Selection from the Edit menu to get a valid selection range. |
Alt + Shift + L |
Help > Key Assist...
or Ctrl+Shift+L). The following tables list some
popular key bindings available in the Eclipse SDK.