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title: "Java: Eclipse shortcuts"
date: 2015-01-01
description: "There are several shortcuts with Eclipse that are indispensable. | Command | What it does | |-------|--------| | Command + Shift + F | Format the content | | **/..."
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# Java: Eclipse shortcuts

There are several shortcuts with Eclipse that are indispensable.

| Command | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| Command + Shift + F | Format the content |
| **/ + return | Creates commenting brackets |
| (highlight some text first) Command + / | toggle comments |
| main + Ctrl + [spacebar] | adds main method |
| sysout + Ctrl + [spacebar] | writes out System.out.li(“”) |
| right-click > surround with > try-catch block | adds try-catch block around content you highlight. |
| type an object with a dot after it | Eclipse shows you all the methods available for that object. |
| Command + Shift + o | Adds the necessary packages to support the classes your’e using. |