Editing in Eclipse - shortcut to copy a line?

[Roger Yates]

Is there a keyboard shortcut to duplicate a line of code?
E.g. Ctrl+D deletes current line.

I know I can: move to start of line, select to end of line, copy, paste
...but that's a bit long-winded.

There must be a combination to copy a whole line at once, just like that good old dos editor Brief, but I haven't found it yet. Anyone know if such a shortcut exists?

[Tim Holloway]

Ctrl+ALT+Down.

You can find this, and many other useful shortcuts under the Windows/Preference->Keys dialog. Or define your own!

[Roger Yates]

Tim,

Thanks, but...
I have a tablet-pc and if I dare to use ctl-alt-down, my screen rotates upside-down.
and I couldn't see Windows/Preferences - Keys

however...
However, I've now disabled that little-used feature of my graphics driver in favour of the more useful copy line in Eclipse.

and you did lead me to find Windows/Preferences - General/Keys.

Thanks very much - an extremely useful page that one.

I'd found Ctl-Shift-L to get a list of key combinations and hadn't found anything, though now I see Ctl-Alt-down is there - I think the sheer number of shortcuts must have frazzled my brain.

Also Ctl-Alt-Up will duplicate lines.

So, as a summary for anyone interested:

Ctl-Alt-down: copies current line or selected lines to below

Ctl-Alt-up: copies current line or selected lines to above

Ctl-Shift-L: brings up a List of shortcut keys

Window/Preferences - General/Keys: allows you to modify the lot

[Roger Yates]

... and for a shortcut to editing the shortcuts...

When you've pressed Ctrl+Shift+L for the list of shortcuts, you can then press Ctrl+Shift+L again to get taken straight to the 'General/Keys' section of Windows/Preferences.

i.e. Press Ctrl+Shift+L twice and you're there!

I like Eclipse more and more.

Now to find a shortcut to cut a whole line ready to be dropped somewhere else of my choosing...

[Ilja Preuss]

Alt-up/down moves the current line up/down. I often use this in combination with ctrl-alt-up/down...

[Ilja Preuss]

Forgot to mention: it also works with a selection of several lines.

[Roger Yates]

Thanks Ilja.

So, as a summary for anyone else interested in copying/moving whole lines:

Ctrl+Alt+down: copies current line or selected lines to below

Ctrl+Alt+up: copies current line or selected lines to above

Alt+up: moves current line or selected lines to above

Alt+down: moves current line or selected lines to below

Ctrl+Shift+L: brings up a List of shortcut keys & pressing twice gets...

Window/Preferences - General/Keys: allows you to modify the lot

As an example, to copy a whole line somewhere else:
1. Press Ctrl+Alt+up (or down)
2. Press Alt+up (or down) as many times until you reach desired location.

[Paul Michael]

I'm wondering why "Generate Getters and Setters" doesn't have a shortcut by default?

Like Roger, I'm overwhelmed by the results from performing a "Ctl-Shift-L".

Are you guys aware of comprehensive tutorials on eclipse shortcuts?

That would really help a lot!

Thanks,
Paul

[Bill Zelan]

http://code.google.com/p/copycutcurrentline/

[Lars Vogel]

I have listed my favorites shortcuts here: http://www.vogella.de/articles/EclipseShortcuts/article.html