| New |
Create a Java element or a new resource.
Configure which elements are shown in the submenu in Window > Perspective > 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 (Java > Editor > Templates) and go to the Editor preference page
(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
(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 (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.