Eclipse Tips & Tricks (Top-10)Lakshmi P Shanmugam (lshanmug@in.ibm.com)

Eclipse SWT Co-lead, Committer, IBM

Working with multiple workspaces

#1

Quick Access !

(Ctrl + 3)

#2

Java Editor Breadcrumb

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(Alt + Ctrl + B)

#3

Quick Fix & Quick Assist

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(Ctrl + 1)

#4

Errors & Warnings (Hover)

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JavaDoc (Ctrl + Hover)

Source code

(Shift + Hover)

#5

Templates !

(Ctrl + Space)

#6

Code Formatter

#7

Smart step-into selection !

(Ctrl + F5) (Ctrl + Alt + Click)

#8

Print point (conditional breakpoint)

#9

Plug-in Spy (Alt + Shift + F1)

#10

Plug-in Menu Spy (Alt + Shift + F2)

Editor shortcuts

Ctrl + Shift + L - List all keyboard shortcuts!

Ctrl + M - Minimize/maximize editor view!

Alt + up/down arrow - move line(s)!

Alt + Shift + up/down arrow - copy line(s)!

Ctrl + D - delete line!

Ctrl + / - comment/uncomment line!

Ctrl + E - Quick switch editor

Thank you!

Extras

Quick outline (Ctrl + O)

In-place outline (Ctrl + F3)

Type Hierarchy (F4)

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Quick Type Hierarchy (Ctrl + T)