Eclipse - Tips & Tricks

TIP #1 - DISCOVERING SHORTCUT KEYS

• Press Ctrl + Shift + L to open a widget that shows all the shortcut keys.

TIP #2 - CONTENT ASSIST

• In the Java editor press Ctrl + Space to see a list of suggested completions. Typing one or more characters before pressing Ctrl + Space will shorten the list.

TIP #3 - PARAMETER HINT

• When the cursor is in a method argument, press Ctrl + Shift + Space to see a list of parameter hints.

TIP #4 - CAMEL CASE SUPPORT IN CODE COMPLETION

• Code completion supports camel case patterns. Entering NPE and pressing Ctrl + Space will propose NullPointerException and NoPermissionException

TIP #5 - CREATING GETTERS AND SETTERS

• Click on Source > Generate Getter and Setter to open the wizard that allows you to generate getter and setter methods.

TIP #6 - GENERATING HASHCODE() AND EQUALS() METHODS

• Click on Source > Generate hashCode() and equals() to generate this methods for a Java class

TIP #7 - ADDING CODE AROUND A BLOCK OF CODE

• Select a block of code and press Alt+Shift+Z to see a menu of items like if statement, for loop, try/catch etc that can enclose the selected block of code.

TIP #8 - LOCATING A MATCHING BRACKET

• Select an opening or closing bracket and press Ctrl+Shift+P to find its matching bracket.

TIP #9 - SMART JAVADOC

• Type '/**' and press Enter to automatically addes a Javadoc comment stub.

TIP #10 - ORGANIZAING IMPORTS

• Press Ctrl+Shift+O to organize all the imports.

TIP #11 - ACTIVATING THE MENU BAR

• Press F10 to activate the Menu bar

TIP #12 - MAKING A VIEW/EDITOR ACTIVE

• Press Ctrl+F7 to see a list of open views and editor area and switch to one of them.

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Student Software Development at GMIT Galway.