Faster way (keyboard shortcuts?) to use quick fixes in Eclipse?
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Solution
Ctrl+1 : Quick Fix. (Cmd+1 on Mac)
Just put your cursor on the part you suspect you can perform an action (correction, refactoring, ...) and hit the `Quick Fix` shortcut. The same popup will be displayed, and you can select the right option with the up and down keys.
That, combined with Ctrl+3 (`Quick Access`) gives you most of eclipse features at your fingertips ;)
See also:
- Eclipse Tip: Shortcut to Quick Fix
- My Favorite Eclipse Shortcut: Quick Fix
- Eclipse hotkeys: eclipse shortcuts gold mine.
Problem
I often use the Eclipse feature (Galileo) of suggested error corrections to automatically create code stubs or to refactor things. For example, I would write a method that calls other methods which don't exist yet, then move the mouse over the error message and click on "create method". Or, change `this` to the class name and choose "add `static` modifier" from the quick fixes. I think this is very convenient because it lets me stay in one place in my code and sort of "remotely" wire up what's not currently visible on my screen. What I think is annoying though, is that I have to leave the keyboard, hover my mouse over the error symbol, wait for the tooltip to pop up, and click on the option (doing that, I sometimes move the mouse a little over the edge and the tooltip goes away again - very annoying). Am I missing a faster method here? I can't seem to find a keyboard shortcut, but then I have overlooked stuff from the huge preference dialog before.