Eclipse Shortcuts Java

IDEs are an integral part of a programmer's life because it provides an easy way to develop application. Another advantage of IDE is that it supports various popular programming languages. If one has good expertise in using IDEs or editors (like Eclipse), it adds more advantages to the programmer's skill. The tool becomes handy for the programmer.

The developers must aware of the shortcuts of IDEs that make tasks easy and handy. It also saves time and effort. In this section, we will discuss the keyboard shortcuts of Eclipse IDE.

The section is for those who are intended to use Eclipse as IDE. Keyboard shortcuts are very important for comfortable and quick editing.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Eclipse IDEs

Key Combination	Action
Find and Search
Ctrl + Shift + U	Find reference in file.
Ctrl + Shift + T	Finds class even form JAR files.
Ctrl + Shift + R	Finds any resource (file) also includes XML files.
Ctrl + Shift + G	Searches the workspace for references to the selected method or variable.
Ctrl + Shift + P	To find closing brace. Place the cursor at the opening brace and use this. Or go to matching parentheses.
Ctrl + H	Java search in workspace
Ctrl + Shift + F12	Search repository for task
Toggle
Alt + Shift + Y	Toggle Word Wrap
Ctrl + _	Toggle split editor (horizontal)
Ctrl + {	Toggle split editor (vertical)
Insert	Toggle overwrite
Alt + Shift + O	Toggle Mark Occurrence
Ctrl + Shift + Insert	Toggle Inset Mode
Alt + F11	Toggle Full Screen
Alt + Numpad divide sign	Toggle Folding
Ctrl + Shift + C	Toggle Comment
Ctrl + Shift + B	Toggle Breakpoint
Alt + Shift + A	Toggle Block Selection
Show
Ctrl + 10	Show View Menu
Alt + Shift + Q, S	Show view (search)
Alt + Shift + Q, Y	Show view (synchronize)
Alt + Shift + Q, K	Show view (Task list)
Alt + Shift + Q, T	Show view (type hierarchy)
Alt + Shift + Q, V	Show view (variables)
Alt + Shift + Q, B	Show view (breakpoints)
Alt + Shift + Q, H	Show view (cheat sheets)
Alt + Shift + Q, C	Show view (console)
Alt + Shift + Q, L	Show view (Error log)
Alt + Shift + Q, Z	Show view (History)
Alt + Shift + Q, J	Show view (Javadoc)
Alt + Shift + Q, O	Show view (Outline)
Alt + Shift + Q, P	Show view (package explorer)
Alt + Shift + Q, X	Show view (problems)
Alt + Shift + Q, D	Show view
F2	Show tool tip description
Alt + -	Show system menu
Alt + Shift + S	Show Source quick menu
Ctrl + F10	Show ruler context menu
Alt + Shift + T	Show refactor quick menu
Ctrl + Shift + U	Show occurrence in file quick menu
Alt + Shift + W	Show In…
Alt + Shift + B	Show in breadcrumb
Shift + F2	Show Javadoc for the current element
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Right	Show context quick view
Alt + Shift + F3	Show contributing plug-in
Ctrl + T	Show inheritance tree of current token
Ctrl + Shift + L	Show active key bindings (Eclipse keyboard shortcuts)
Alt + Shift + W	show a class in package explorer
Run
Alt + Shift + X, A	Run Java applet
Alt + Shift + X, J	Run Java application
Alt + Shift + X, O	Run OSGi framework
Alt + Shift + X, R	Run on server
Ctrl+ F11	Run
Alt + Shift + X, Q	Run Ant Build
Alt + Shift + X, E	Run Eclipse application
Alt + Shift + X, P	Run JUnit Plugin Test
Alt + Shift + X, T	Run JUnit test
Ctrl + Alt + X, G	Run Gradle Test
Ctrl + F11	Run last run program
Alt + Shift + X	To run Ant build file using keyboard shortcuts in Eclipse
Select
Ctrl + A	Select All
Alt + Shift + Up	Select enclosing elements
Shift + End	Select line end
Shift + Home	Select line start
Alt + Shift + Right	Select next element
Ctrl + Shift + Right	Select Next Word
Alt + Shift + Left	Select previous element
Ctrl + Shift + Left	Select previous Word
Quick Assist
Ctrl + 3	Quick access
Ctrl + 2, F	Quick assist - assign to field
Ctrl + 2, L	Quick assist - assign to local variable
Ctrl + 2, M	Quick assist - external method
Ctrl + 2, R	Quick assist - rename in file
Ctrl + Shift + Q	Quick diff toggle
Ctrl + 1	Quick fix
Ctrl + T	Quick hierarchy
Ctrl + Right	Next Right
Move
Ctrl + F6	Next editor
Alt + F7	Next page
Ctrl + F8	Next perspective
Ctrl + F7	Next View
Alt + PageDown	Next sub tab
Ctrl + Alt + G	Find text in workspace
Ctrl + Shift + Up	for navigating from member to member (variables and methods)
Ctrl + Shift + Down	for navigating from member to member (variables and methods)
Ctrl + K	find next/ previous
Ctrl + Shift +K	find next/ previous
Ctrl + ,	Previous
Ctrl + Shift + F6	Previous editor
Alt + Shift + F7	Previous page
Ctrl + Shift + F8	Previous perspective
Ctrl + PageUp	Previous Tab
Alt + PageUp	Previous sub tab
Ctrl + Shift + F7	Previous View
Ctrl + Left	Previous word
Ctrl + F	For find, find/replace
Ctrl + Q	for going to last edited place
Ctrl + L	Go to line
Alt + Shift + V	Move refactoring
Alt + Down	Moves lines down
Alt + Up	Move line up
Ctrl + Home	Text Start
Ctrl + End	Text End
Ctrl + Down	Scroll line down
Ctrl + Up	Scroll line up
End	Line end
Home	Line start
Ctrl + PageUp	Navigate to the previous files from within the list of all open files.
Ctrl + PageDown	Navigate to the next file from within the list of all open files.
Alt + Right	Going forth while editing
Alt + Left	Going back while editing
F3	Go to a type declaration
Ctrl + . (or -)	Navigate to next or previous error
Open and Close
Ctrl + Alt + H	Open call hierarchy
F3	Open declaration
Ctrl + Alt + T	Open local terminal on selection
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + M	Open manifest
Ctrl + Shit + A	Open-plugin artifact
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F12	Open remote task
Ctrl + Shift + R	Open resource
Ctrl + H	Open search dialog
Ctrl + F3	Open structure
Ctrl + F12	Open task
Ctrl + Shift + T	Open type
Ctrl + Shift + H	Open type in hierarchy
Ctrl + Shift + V	Open from clipboard
Alt + Shift +N	Open new Project, file, class, folder, etc.
Alt + Enter	Open properties of the current file, class, and folder.
Ctrl + E	Open a file/ quick switch editor
Ctrl + Shirt + W	Closing all files
Ctrl + F4 or Ctrl + W	Closing current file
Ctrl + Shift + F4	Close all
Debug
F11	Debug
Alt + Shift + D, A	Debug Java applet
Alt + Shift + D, J	Debug Java Application
Alt + Shift + D, O	Debug OSGi framework
Alt + Shift + D, R	Debug on server
Alt + Shift + D, Q	Debug Ant build
Alt + Shift + D, E	Debug eclipse application
Alt + Shift + D, P	Debug JUnit plugin test
Alt + Shift + D, T	Debug JUnit test
Copy/ Paste/ Remove/ Delete
Delete	Delete
Ctrl + D	Delete line
Ctrl + Delete	Delete next word
Ctrl + Backspace	Delete previous word
Ctrl + Shift + Delete	Delete to end of line
Ctrl + Alt + Down	Copy lines
Ctrl + Insert	Copy
Shift + Insert	Paste
Shift + Delete	Remove all visible results
Ctrl + Shift + \	Remove block comment
Alt + Shift+ U	Remove occurrence annotations
Ctrl + Delete	Remove Result
Shift + Delete	Cut
Coverage
Ctrl + Shift + F11	Coverage
Alt + Shift + E, E	Coverage eclipse application
Alt + Shift + E, P	Coverage JUnit plugin test
Alt + Shift + E, T	Coverage JUnit Test
Alt + Shift + E, J	Coverage Java application
Alt + Shift + E, R	Coverage RAP JUnit Test
Alt + Shift + E, S	Coverage SWT Bot Test
Alt + Shift + E, L	Coverage Scala application
Alt + Shift + E, G	Coverage TestNG Suite
Alt + Shift + E, N	Coverage TestNG Test
Others
Ctrl + Break	Terminate Result
Ctrl + Shift + E	Switch to editor
Alt + Shift + Z	Surround with quick menu
Ctrl + Alt + B	Skip all break point
Ctrl + Shift + O	Organize imports
Alt + Shift + F2	Plugin menu spy
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F9	Layout spy
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Up	Make landmark
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Down	Make less interesting
Ctrl + M	Maximize active view or editor
Ctrl + G	Declaration in workspace
Ctrl + Shift + D	Display
Ctrl + Alt + Up	Duplicate lines
Alt + Z	Edit box select box
Ctrl + U	Execute
Ctrl + Numpad_Add	Expand
Ctrl + Shift + Numpad_Add	Expand All
Alt + Shift + L	Extract local variable
Alt + Shift + M	Extract method
Ctrl + I	Correct indentation
Ctrl + N	New
Alt + Shift + N	New menu
Alt + Shift + H	Focus on active task
Alt + Shift + F	Force return
Alt + Right	Forward history
Alt + shift + G	Generate code
Ctrl + J	Incremental find
Ctrl + Shift + J	Incremental find reverse
Alt + Shift + I	Inline
Ctrl + Shift + Enter	Insert line above current line
Shift + Enter	Insert line below current line
Ctrl + Shift + I	Inspect
Ctrl + Alt + J	Join lines
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A	Add artifact to target platform
Ctrl + Shift + /	Add block comment
Ctrl + Shift + M	Add import
Ctrl + Shift + N	All instances
Alt + Left	Backward history
Ctrl + B	Build All
Alt + Shift + C	Change method signature
Ctrl + Numpad_Subtract	Collapse
Ctrl + Shift + Divide	Collapse all
Ctrl + #	Commit
Ctrl + Space	Content assist
Ctrl + Shift + Space	Context information
Ctrl + Y	Redo
Ctrl + Shift + G	Reference in workspace
Alt + Shit + R	Rename- Refactor
Ctrl + Shift + Numpad_Multiply	Reset structure
Alt + Shift + Down	Restore last selection
Alt + Shift + F1	Plugin selection spy
Ctrl + /	For commenting, uncommenting lines and blocks
Ctrl + Shift + /	For commenting, uncommenting lines with block comment
F4	Type hierarchy
Alt + Shift + J	To add Javadoc at any place in the Java source file
Ctrl + Shift +F	Autoformatting
Ctrl + Space	Type assist
Ctrl + O	Quickly list all methods of the class and again Ctrl + O lists
Alt + Shift + Z	Enclose block in try-catch
Ctrl + M	Minimize editor
F12	Focus on current editor
F6	Stopover
F5	Step into
F8	Resume
Alt + Shift + Z	Enclose block in try-catch
Ctrl + S	Save current editor and build
Ctrl + Shift + S	Save all
F2	Rename a file, project, class, folder, etc.
F5	Refresh
Ctrl + P	Print
Ctrl + +	Zoom in
Ctrl + -	Zoom out
Ctrl + Shift + F9	Deactivate Task
Ctrl + F9	Activate Task
F12	Activate Editor
Ctrl + Shift + X	To upper case
Ctrl + Shift + Y	To lower case
Alt + /	Word completion
Shift + F5	Use step filter
Ctrl + Z	Undo
Ctrl + 1	Use for quick fix