Eclipse shortcuts

If you are an Eclipse developer you must know Eclipse keyboard's shortcuts. It will make your work much faster.

List of useful ones :

Assistant - Ctrl + 3
Content Assist - Ctrl + Space
Find Next - Ctrl + K
Find Previous - Ctrl + Shift + K
Find and Replace - Ctrl + F
Quick Fix - Ctrl + 1
Undo - Ctrl + Z
Redo - Ctrl + Y

Select Enclosing Element - Alt + Shift + Down
Select Next Element - Alt + Shift + Right
Select Previous Element - Alt + Shift + Left
Word Completion - Alt + /
Close All Files - Ctrl + Shift + W
New File - Ctrl + N
Properties - Alt + Enter

Declaration in Workspace - Ctrl + G
Find Text in Workspace - Ctrl + G
Open Search Dialog - Ctrl + H
References in Workspace - Ctrl + Shift + G

Change Method Signature - Alt + Shift + C
Extract Local Variable - Alt + Shift + L
Extract Method - Alt + Shift + M
Inline - Alt + Shift + I
Refactoring, Move - Alt + Shift + V
Refactoring, Rename - Alt + Shift + R
Refactoring Menu - Alt + Shift + T

Delete Line - Ctrl + D
Delete Next Word - Ctrl + Delete
Delete Previous Word - Ctrl + Backspace
Expand - Ctrl + Numpad_Add
Expand All - Ctrl + Numpad_Multiply
Move Lines Down - Alt + Down
Move Lines Up - Alt + Up

To Lower Case - Ctrl + Shift + Y
To Upper Case - Ctrl + Shift + X

Add Javadoc Comment - Alt + Shift + J
Format - Ctrl + Shift + F
Organize Imports - Ctrl + Shift + O
Source Quick Menu - Alt + Shift + S
Tooltip Description - F2
Comment - Ctrl + /

All Generic Views - Alt + Shift + Q
Debug Menu - Alt + Shift + D
Debug Last Launched - F11
Run Menu - Alt + Shift + X
Run Last Launched - Ctrl + F11
Run to Line (In Debug) - Ctrl + R

Navigate Backward History - Alt + Left
Navigate Forward History - Alt + Right
Go to Line - Ctrl + L
Go to Matching Bracket - Ctrl + Shift + P
Last Edit Location - Ctrl + Q
Call Hierarchy - Ctrl + Alt + H
Open Declaration - F3
Open Resource - Ctrl + Shift + R
Open Structure - Ctrl + F3
Open Type - Ctrl + Shift + T
Open Type Hierarchy - F4
Open Type in Hierarchy - Ctrl + Shift + H
Quick Hierarchy - Ctrl + T
Quick Outline - Ctrl + O

Activate Editor - F12
Maximize Active View - Ctrl + M
Next Perspective - Ctrl + F8
Next view - Ctrl + F7
Switch Editor - Ctrl + E
Key Assist - Ctrl + Shift + L


It is worth to remember some of them!

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