June 2013
Beginner
1007 pages
33h 32m
English
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Eclipse Features
Eclipse has too many interesting features to really do them justice here, but we’ll mention a few to show you why people love this IDE.
Coding Shortcuts
Of course, you’ve noticed all the color coding and meta-information present when viewing Java source code in Eclipse. You can customize all of this behavior to suit your taste through the Eclipse → Preferences → Java → Editor → Syntax Coloring panel. Many other options can be set through the Eclipse → Preferences → Java → Code Style and Editor panes.
What may not be immediately obvious is that editing is
also enhanced. When typing, try pressing Ctrl-Space to attempt
autocompletion or have Eclipse present you with relevant options. For
example, instead of typing JButton,
try typing JBu plus Ctrl-Space.
Eclipse completes the name for you. If the portion of the name you type
is ambiguous, a drop-down list appears, similar to that shown in Figure A-5.
Eclipse also provides abbreviations for common items. Try typing
sysout and pressing Crtl-Space.
Eclipse expands this to System.out.println() and places the cursor in
the parentheses automatically. If you type a quotation mark, Eclipse
closes the quotation for you. Note the green bar that it places after
the closing quote. Pressing Tab takes you to that point so that you
don’t have to use the arrow keys. Pressing Tab again takes you to the
next green bar spot, which is the end of the line.
Figure A-5. Using completion in Eclipse
Autocorrection
Eclipse can offer fixes for simple ...
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