Eclipse

References

• Eclipse IDE - Java source formatting

Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcut	Description
Shift-F5	DEBUG - REVERSE Step INTO
F5	DEBUG - Step INTO
Ctrl-F5	DEBUG - Step INTO SELECTION
Shift-F6	DEBUG - REVERSE Step OVER
F6	DEBUG - Step OVER
F7	DEBUG - Step RETURN
F8	DEBUG - Step RESUME
Ctrl-R	DEBUG - Run TO LINE
F11	DEBUG *last* launched
Shift-2xClick	Breakpoint - Toggle
Ctrl-B	Build ALL projects

C-i	Correct Indentation
C-S-f	Format

C-S-o

Generate automatically all java import.

A-Space A-/	Text autocomplete
Drag & Drop / CTRL - Drag & Drop	Copy/Move object
C-q	Go to last Edit position
F2	See editable JavaDoc
Tab	Typing tab
C-1	local rename
C-1	Quick Fix / Quick Assist (Create missing method, easy override method...)
hold CTRL	Auto-Hyperlink when mouse's hovering
C-S-Up C-S-Down C-F3 C-o	Next declaration
C-j C-S-j	Incremental Find forward/backware
C-S-p	Find Matching bracket
C-S-hold	Drag & Drop method creation
hold CTRL	Code Assist Insert mode toggle
C-SPACE	Context Assist
C-SPACE	Code Assist
C-S-SPACE	Parameter Assist
C-e	Delete Line
C-/	Comment block
A-Space	Text Completion
C-S-e	Insert Line

F12	Activate Editor
C-F6	Next Editor
C-S-F6	Previous Editor

F11	Debug last launched
C-F11	Run last launched

C-S-b

Add/Remove Breakpoint

C-S-u

Search Occurences in File

C-.	Next Item (search, ...)
C-,	Previous Item (search, ...)

F5	Debug - Step Into
F6	Debug - Step Over
F7	Debug - Step Return
F8	Debug - Resume
C-r	Debug - Run To Line

C-F12

Show in Package Explorer (new)

C-f	Find (and Replace)
C-k	Find Next (highlight selection & press shortcut)
C-S-k	Find Previous
C-j	Find Incremental (up/down for next/previous, enter to complete)
C-S-j	Find Incremental Reverse

F3	Open Declaration
C-o	Show Outline
C-F6 C-S-F6	Next (Previous) Editor
C-F7 C-S-F7	Next (Previous) View
C-F10	Show View Menu

Plugins

• Jalopy 0.2.6 (Obsolete - now in Eclipse)
• TabNavigator 1.1.0
• Readonly Decorator (probably not needed today)

Tips

Wonder why it is called Eclipse? Because important stuff are hidden.

Show number lines

• Go to Window → Preferences → General → Editors → Text editors, check Show line numbers.

Use monospace fonts for watch points, registers...

Sick of debugger watch/register value in proportional font?

• Go to Window → Preferences → General → Appearance → Colors and Fonts, select Debug, and double click Variable text font.
• Select your favorite monospace font (for instance Consolas 9).

Keep Debug tab minimized

When in debug mode, Eclipse will keep displaying the Debug tab even if you minimize it. To prevent this

• Go to Window → Preferences → Run/Debug.
• Uncheck Activate the workbench when a breakpoint is hit and Activate the debug view when a breakpoint is hit.

Miscellaneous debugging tips

• If possible, disable compiler optimization (use -O0), or some symbols will not be available to the debugger (because in register).
• To step into disassembled code, click on button Instruction Stepping Mode on Debug toolbar.

Miscellaneous

• Console windows truncates part of the program output → right click in console Windows → Preferences...

• Install KeyTool Plugin:
  • Go to http://keytool.sourceforge.net/, installing, write down the URL (typ. http://keytool.sourceforge.net/update)
  • In Eclipse, Help → Install New Software...
  • Type in the URL in Work with:, click Add, type in a local plugin name, install and then restart Eclipse.

Note: Don't forget to setup the proxy settings if needed (since Eclipse 3.6.0 Helios the settings of IE are used by default).

Formatting

Using Eclipse

Automatic code indentation and source formatting is now directly embedded in Eclipse. There is no need for an external tool like Jalopy or so.

Find it at Eclipse preferences → Java → Code Style → Formatter.

Frequent shortcuts:

• Ctrl-I — correct indentation
• Ctrl-Shift-F — Format

Using Eclipse to format code:

• http://blogs.operationaldynamics.com/andrew/software/java-gnome/eclipse-code-format-from-command-line
• http://www.peterfriese.de/formatting-your-code-using-the-eclipse-code-formatter/

A solution:

1. Go to Eclipse Formatter preferences (Eclipse preferences → Java → Code Style → Formatter)
2. Configure the formatter as desired (possibly creating a new profile)
3. Click on Configure Project Specific Settings...
4. Select a project, and Enable project specific settings
5. Go in the selected project workspace, and copy the file .settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs to some location of your choice (say ~/etc)
6. Now to format a source tree ./src, do:

eclipse -nosplash \
    -application org.eclipse.jdt.core.JavaCodeFormatter \
    -verbose \
    -config ~/etc/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs \
    ./src

External solutions

• Jalopy (files here, yet another [1])