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https://github.com/iambharath-ashok/eclipse-shortcuts

Improving Eclipse Productivity and Shortcuts
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Improving Eclipse Productivity and Shortcuts

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#  Eclipse Shortcuts and Productivity 



## 1.	Managing Multiple Workspaces



1.	Working with multiple Eclipse Workspaces



	-	Working with multiple workspaces

	-	Create a short cut with -data "Workspace location"



		ex: c:\eclipse.exe -data C:\Projects\Workpsace\Java



2.	Identifying which eclipse instances



	-	Sol : show the workspace location with full path



	-	Window -> Preferences -> General -> Window Title



3.	Saving Scree Space by replacing common prefix for the packages



	-	Use the abbreviated package for the common prefix packages

	-	Saves the lot of screen space



	-	Window -> Preferences -> Java -> Appearance -> Abbreviate Package Names



4.	Importing already installed plugins from existing Eclipse



	-	File -> Import -> From Existing Eclipse

	-	Export -> Installed items to a file



	

	

## 2.	Navigation



1.	In-place Outline (Ctrl + 3)



	-	We can start searching directly what ever that comes to mind

	-	Searching from instant whole Eclipse



2.	Hovers (Java > Editors > Hovers) 



	-	Press F3 to go the particular file 



	-	Press Ctrl + F3 Quick Outline of the file by placing caret on the required file



	-	Viewing the Java Doc if the warning are there



		-	Ctrl + Shift and hover on the warning 



	-	Viewing the Source code of the file 



		-	Press shift and hover on the file



	-	Vertical Ruler for Warnings



		-	Window -> Preferences -> Java -> Editor -> Hovers

		-	This will expand the vertical ruler for the overlapped warnings



3.	Externalized Strings 	



	-	Ctrl + Click on the Property it will take to the source code where property has been used



4.	Bookmark the important code 



	-	Imp code can be bookmark and view at bookmark section



			

## 3. 	Coding 



1.	Show Annotations



	-	Show Annotations is used the commit history if code is connected with VCS



2.	Block Selection Mode



	-	Very useful when editing a common section of code

	-	Enable by clicking on toggle block section button

	-	Alt + Shift + a



3.  Formatter Profile



	-	Skipping few lines of code to get formatted

	-	Window -> Preferences -> Java -> Code Style -> Formatter



			

			

## 4.	Debugging



1.	Smart Stepping to particular method



	-	Put caret on the particular method and press Ctl + F5

	-	Or click on Ctl + Alt + method

	-	No need to step in the series of method calls



2.	Step filter



	-	Filtering the Stepping in to default classes

	-	Search directly ctlr +f3 and step and add the packages that needs to filter



3.	Group the Breakpoints



	-	Group the break points by different views 



		-	Files

		-	Exceptions

		-	Bug

		-	We can create our own while working on the bug



4.	Print-Points 



	-	Used in Debugging

	-	Used to Sysout the something to console while debugging

	-	No need to write a Sysout line 

	-	How to use



		-	Add a Debug point and update the debug the point with the Break Point properties



			-	Add the Sysout line

			-	Return False

				

				



				

				

## 5. 	Java 8 Development



1.	Quick Assists



	-	Convert the Anonymous Inner class to Lambda Expression or Method Reference

	-	Select the section of code that has Anonymous Inner class and press Ctl +1 and choose to convert to  Lambda Expression or Method Reference

	-	To add types -> add inferred lambda parameter types



	-	short cut Ctl + 1



		

## 6.	Shortcuts

	

1.	List all the shortcuts



	-	Ctrl + Shift + L - twice takes to keys sections

	-	In keys section we can modify the short cuts to our own custom one



2.	Ctrl + Shift + p takes to matching braces

3.	Ctrl + e to open all the opened editors