I will not be wrong If I say, eclipse is the most used IDE for Java and other development. I'm using eclipse from almost around 2 years now, initially I was Netbeans lover. There is great amount of help available for eclipse on SO. There are some cool shortcuts that can save you lot of time while coding in eclipse
1. Code Completion : Eclipse's
code completion saves you from lot of typing, just press
ctrl+space
to see the suggestions and select the one you want
2. Most used shortcuts : If you
want to write the main method in a Java class, one way is to select
the main method checkbox while creating the class itself. If you
forgot to select the checkbox while creating the class, you can just
type
main
and press
ctrl+space
and then press
enter
.
For System.out.println() =
sysout
For System.err.println() =
syserr
For try { } catch
(Exception e) { } =
trycatch
For switch (key) { case
value: break; default: break; } =
switch
For if(){} =
if
For if (condition) { }
else { } =
ifelse
3. Deleting a line : To delete a
line just press
ctrl+d
while your cursor is in that line
4. Commenting multiple lines : To
comment multiple lines, just select all those lines and press
ctrl+shift+/
5. Uncommenting multiple lines :
To uncomment multiple lines, just select all those lines and press
ctrl+shift+\
6. Running a project : To run a
project just press
F11
or
ctrl+F11
7. Find/Replace in a File : Press
ctrl+f
to open the Find/Replace in a file
8. Formatting Code : Press
ctrl+shift+f
to format the code
9. Deleting current window : To delete currently opened window in eclipse
press ctrl+w
10. Full Search : If you want to search in entire project or working set
press ctrl+h
11. Generating Source : If you have a bean with lot of fields which requires setter/getters and constructor, you can generate source through GUI
Just play around IDE and you will be able to figure out many other interesting shortcuts in eclipse