Eclipse - List of default keyboard shortcuts

Question

Is there a list of the default Eclipse keyboard shortcuts? I'm generally looking for language agnostic things like starting the debugger or deleting an entire line in the source editor.

Answer 1

Rather than a full list of shortcut (JGlass mentions for Eclipse 4.6 this pdf), I prefer using only a few shortcuts:

• CTRL+Shift+L: "Show Key Assist", List of shortcuts (depending on the context)

• CTRL+3: Quick Access

^{Source: "Good features of Eclipse 3.6 (Eclipse Helios) JDT, 2011, from Sony Thomas"}

Those two covers almost everything.

You can add two others:

• CTRL+1: Quick Fix

• ALT+Shift+F1: Plug-in Spy

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Note that Eclipse 2019-09 now shows key bindings when command is invoked.

For presentations, screen casts and learning purposes, it is very helpful to show the corresponding key binding when a command is invoked.
When the command is invoked (via a key binding or menu interaction) the key binding, the command's name and description are shown on the screen. Key binding of triggered command shown on screen

You can activate this in the Preferences dialog via the Show key binding when command is invoked check box on the General > Keys preference page.
To toggle this setting quickly the command 'Toggle Whether to Show Key Binding' can be used (e.g. via the quick access).

Answer 2

As VonC said you can get alist of short cuts with the following command.

Ctrl + Shift + L "Show Key Assist", List of shortcuts (depending on the context)

SHORTCUTS FOR DEVELOPMENT

But here are some which you will use often during your development.

Ctrl + Shift + P Switch between openning and closing braces.

Ctrl + Shift + R Open any file quickly without browsing for it in the Package Explorer. This shortcut opens a dialog box that accepts the name of the file you’re looking for.

Ctrl + Shift + T Open a type (e.g.: a class, an interface) without clicking through interminable list of packages. If what you want is a Java type, this shortcut will do the trick.

Ctrl + O Go directly to a member (method, variable) of a class file, especially when there are a lot of methods.

Ctrl + Shift + F Format code.

Ctrl + Shift + / Comment out XML or JSP code.

Ctrl + L Go to line number N in the source file.

Ctrl + E Show a list of open editors.

Ctrl + F6 Move between open editors.

Ctrl + 1 Quick Fix.

Ctrl + 3 Quick Access.

Ctrl + Q Go to the last edit location.

Ctrl + T Go to a supertype/subtype.

Ctrl + I Indent selected code block.

Ctrl + + Move to one problem (i.e.: error, warning) to the next (or previous) in a file.

F3 Go to a type declaration.Alternatively, you can hold Ctrl down and click (ie: Ctrl + Click) the hyperlinked variable.

SHORTCUTS FOR VARIABLE GENERATION

Ctrl + 2 + L Generate return value type and variable assignment

Alt + Shift + L Generate return value type and variable assignment. but here you can make selections.

SHORTCUTS FOR DEBUGGING

F8 Resume

CTRL + F8 Resume.

F5 Step Into

F6 Step Over

F7 Step Return

CTRL R Run to Line.

F11 R Debug

CTRL + SHIFT + B Toogle Break Point

You can find further shortcuts under : Help → Help Contents → Java Development User Guide → Reference → Menus and Actions