I'm sure you already recognized that working with shortcuts in ABAP in Eclipse is much more efficient than using the mouse. The basic shortcuts that you need to start your development in eclipse are already described in the getting started document:
http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-29294
Also the Eclipse quick reference card for the shortcuts is very helpful for beginners:
https://blogs.sap.com/2012/07/02/adt-quick-reference-card/
But there are a lot more useful shortcuts available that might help you in some situations:
Editing source code:
Shortcut |
What it will do |
CTRL+D |
Deletes the selected codeline |
CTRL+SHIFT+DELETE |
Deletes the content from the cursor position to the end of the line |
CTRL+DELETE |
Deletes the next word in the editor |
CTRL+BACKSPACE |
Deletes the previous word in the editor |
ALT+UP/DOWN |
Moves the selected codelines up/down in the editor |
CTRL+ALT+UP/DOWN |
Duplicates Codelines before/after the selected codeline |
CTRL+UP/DOWN |
Scrolls Line up/down |
SHIFT+ENTER |
Adds a new line below the current line and positions the cursor in that line |
CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER |
Adds a new line above the current line and positions the cursor in that line |
CTRL+Z |
Undo changes |
ALT+SHIFT+R |
Rename the selected object, e.g. variable, method, class |
CTRL+1 |
Opens Quickfix/Quickassist Dialog on the selected element |
CTRL+7 |
Comments/Uncomments selected code in the editor |
SHIFT+F1 |
Formats the source code (aka. Pretty Printer) |
CTRL+SHIFT+F1 |
Formats the marked source code or source code block (e.g. method) |
CTRL+N |
Creates new development object |
CTRL+SHIFT+X |
Convert marked editor content to upper case |
CTRL+SHIFT+Y |
Convert marked editor content to lower case |
CTRL+U |
Unlock Editor |
Navigation:
CTRL-L |
Jump to line in editor |
CTRL-O |
Launch the quick outline |
ALT+LEFT/RIGHT |
Navigate through the editor navigation history |
CTRL+ ; / : |
Step quickly through the editor markers, like tasks, bookmarks, error markers, ATC findings etc. |
F3 |
Navigate to the definition of the selected element, e.g. variable, method, attribute etc. |
Editor Tabs:
CTRL + E |
Displays a list of all open editors |
CTRL + F6 |
Easily switch between the editor tabs (Like Tab for Windows) |
CTRL + F7 |
Easily switch between all eclipse views |
CTRL + F8 |
Easily switch between the perspectives |
CTRL + M |
Maximize the active editor or viewer to full-screen mode |
CTRL+3 |
Easily open Eclipse views or trigger command via the Quick Access Input field |
CTRL+PAGE UP/PAGE DOWN |
Navigate through the editor tabs forward and backward |
ALT+PAGE UP/PAGE DOWN |
Navigate through the tabs of the class editor between global class, local class and test classes |
CTRL + F4 |
Close the active editor tab |
CTRL+SHIFT+F4 |
Close all editor tabs |
Debugging:
CTRL+SHIFT+B |
Set a line break point in the ABAP editor |
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In case you need a complete list of all available shortcuts you can use the shortcut CTRL-SHIFT-L in eclipse that opens a small window with a detailed list.Hope there are some interesting shortcuts in the list for you.
Have fun,
Thomas.
