Add piece of code to shortcut

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Is there a way in Eclipse to bound a piece of code to a shortcut?

I use System.out.println() quite often, for testing and other things, and it would be so much easier if I had to press you ctrl + something instead of typing it out every time..

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:32

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For System.out.println, you can type something like:

"test"

Then highlight it, press CTRL+Space, type sysout, and press enter.

As Pescis noted in the comments, you can also type sysout followed by CTRL+Space. It gives you the System.out.println(); with a focus inside the brackets. (Thanks Pescis!)

To create new templates, go to Window -> Preferences -> Java -> Editor -> Templates.

Here is a link to some ready-made templates, if you are interested.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:32

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answered Mar 23 '13 at 15:04

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I prefer doing it the other way around - typing syso followed by CTRL+space. It gives you the System.out.println(); with a focus inside the brackets. Then there is no need to highlight anything! – ddmps Mar 23 '13 at 15:10
@Pescis Thanks, added to answer! – tckmn Mar 23 '13 at 15:12

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 23 '13 at 15:03

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Type syso and ctrl + space for System.out.println()

answered Mar 23 '13 at 15:03

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