Shortcut to quickly create/modify string in Android Studio without using strings.xml?

Question

I searched on the web on how to modify or create a string in Android Studio, but didn't find any information on shortcuts.

I just want to modify the @string/app_name from Basic App to My app for example.

I know that I can manually navigate to strings.xml to achieve this, but is there a faster method via shortcut?

Answer 1

In Android Studio

1. to rename string either file

WINDOWS Ctrl + F6

MAC fn + Shift + F6

2. "extract string resource" to create new string under file resources/string

WINDOWS Alt + Enter

MAC Alt + Enter

I also encourage you guys to see this video which shows some other trick, you may use in order to speed up your programming.

Answer 2

Using Mac 10.5+ shortcuts, highlighting a symbol (e.g. method, reference to a resource) and pressing Command+B will take you directly to where that symbol is defined.

On Windows it's Ctrl+B.