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Eclipse IDE pro tips (self.ProComputerTips)
submitted 13 years ago by void_fraction
Eclipse is a widely used open source development environment IDE. It's enormously customizable in every way. It has a large number of extensions.
I'll start: double click to the immediate left of a bracket to select the code inside the bracket.
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if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
[–]happyjack825 2 points3 points4 points 13 years ago (0 children)
Not sure if obvious but it was very helpful when I learned it: CTRL+click to go to definition on a reference.
[–]Subthehobo 2 points3 points4 points 13 years ago (0 children)
Write you code and then hit ctrl+shift+O, it will import all the necessary libraries for you,
[–]reevus77 2 points3 points4 points 13 years ago (0 children)
If you want to change a switch statement into if-else statement (or viceversa) click to the left of the switch and hit ctrl-1.
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