Eclipse shortcuts for Android developers
As we all know Eclipse is the widely used IDE for developing Android applications. Some of us don’t know how to use it efficiently(Me too), so I decided to write a post on the most frequently used shortcuts here.
I just remember the quote “When it comes to success, there are some shortcuts” when I talk about the word ‘Shortcut’ 
You can grab a copy of ‘Eclipse shortcuts’ from here
Navigation Shortcuts
|
Shortcut
|
Description
|
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Shift + R | Open / Search for resources, e.g. files |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Open / Search for Types |
| Ctrl + E | Allows to select an editor from the currently open editors |
| Ctrl + F8 | Shortcut for switching perspectives |
| Alt + ← or Alt + → | Go to previous/ next editor position in history |
| Ctrl-PageUp/PageDown | Switch to previous/next editor |
| F3 | Go to the declaration of this variable |
| Ctrl + Shift + P | Go to the matching bracket |
Search Shortcuts
|
Shortcut
|
Description
|
|---|---|
| Ctrl + . | Go to the next problem / error |
| Ctrl + , | Go to the previous problem / error |
| F4 on a variable | Show type hierarchy |
| Ctrl + J , Ctrl + K | Incremental search, find next |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Search for references in the workspace |
Run Shortcuts
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Shortcut
|
Description
|
|---|---|
| Ctrl + F11 | Run last launched |
| Alt + Shift + X – J | Run current selected class as Java application |
Editing Shortcuts
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Shortcut
|
Description
|
|---|---|
| Ctrl + 1 | Quickfix; result depending on cursor position |
| Ctrl + Space | Content assist/ code completion |
| Ctrl + T | Show the inheritance tree of the current Java class |
| Ctrl + O | Show all methods of the current class, press Ctrl + O again to show the inherited methods. |
| F12 | Focuses on the editor (especially helpful if you work with Fast Views). |
| Ctrl + M | Maximize Java editor |
| Ctrl + Shift + F | Format source code |
| Ctrl + Shift + O | Organize the imports; will import the missing import statements. |
| Ctrl + Q | Go to position the cursor at the last changed position in the editor. |
Arrow Key Shortcuts
|
Shortcut
|
Description
|
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Left | Move one element to the left |
| Ctrl + Right | Move one element to the right |
| Ctrl + Alt + Up/Down | Copy line |
| Alt + Up / Down | Move line up / down |
| Alt + Shift Up / Down | Select the previous / next syntactical element |
| Ctrl + Up / Down | Scroll up / down a line in the editor |
Delete Shortcuts
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Shortcut
|
Description
|
|---|---|
| Ctrl + D | Deletes line |
| Ctrl + Shift + DEL | Delete until end of line |
| Ctrl + DEL | Delete next element |
| Ctrl + BACKSPACE | Delete previous element |
Coding Shortcuts
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Shortcut
|
Description
|
|---|---|
| Shift + F2 | Show the Javadoc for the selected type / class / method |
| Alt+Shift + N + Letter | Type shortcut for the command, e.g. njc to create a new Java class or npip to create a new Plugin project |
| Alt + Shift + Z | Surround block with try and catch |
| Ctrl + 2, L | Assign statement to new local variable |
| Ctrl + 2, F | Assign statement to new field |
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Nice and very helpful
thanks
Nice list! Thanks!