Is there an Eclipse command to surround the current selection with parentheses?
Creating a template is a decent workaround; it doesn't work with the "Surround With" functionality, because I want to parenthesize an expression, not an entire line, and that requires ${word_selection}
rather than ${line_selection}
.
Is there a way that I can bind a keyboard shortcut to this particular template? Ctrl-space Ctrl-space arrow arrow arrow isn't as slick as I'd hoped for.
Search – Eclipse Shortcuts CTRL SHIFT G – Search for current cursor positioned word reference in workspace. CTRL H – Java search in workspace.
Switching between Open Editors Ctrl + Page Up and Ctrl + Page Down—Navigate to previous or next file from the list of open files. Ctrl + Shift + T—Display a list of classes from the workspace. Ctrl + Shift + R—Display a list of resources from the workspace.
Maybe not the correct answer, but at least a workaround:
define a Java template with the name "parenthesis" (or "pa") with the following :
(${word_selection})${cursor}
once the word is selected, ctrl-space + p + use the arrow keys to select the template
I used this technique for boxing primary types in JDK 1.4.2 and it saves quite a lot of typing.
Easy, Window->Prefs, then select Java->Editor->Templates
Create a new template with : (${line_selection}${cursor})
The "line_selection" means you have to select more than one line.
You can try creating another one with "word_selection", too.
Then, select text, right click, Surround With... and choose your new template.
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