Initially for exploration of the features working with mouse may feel fancy but as you continue using the tool for project development and want to concentrate more on task in hand you start finding ways to do things faster. NetBeans IDE 6.1 provides many keyboard shortcuts if used judiciously they can save a lot of developers time.
I use certain shortcut keys more often than other keys. This is a list of the keyboard shortcuts for NetBeans IDE which I use in my day to day development tasks.
1. CTRL+F12 Navigate to Member
When my class becomes big and there are many methods in the class navigating to a specific method becomes easy with this dialog box.
As soon as I start typing the name of the desired method the dialog contents are filtered for me to select from matching method names starting from what I have typed.
2. SHIFT+ESC Toggle Editor Maximize / Minimize
I like working in the fully maximized editor window. SHIFT+ESC maximize the editor window for me and I can work with full concentration. When I need to see other windows I can again press SHIFT+ESC and I get the normal layout of windows back.
3. CTRL+7 Activate Navigator Window
When I am in maximized editor mode and I need to navigate to some method, either I choose the method 1 as described above or sometimes I use CTRL+7 to activate the navigator window. The windows other than editor in NetBeans follow a specific pattern, you can type characters and a quick search window appears which selects the most appropriate item from the window according to what is typed in this quick search window.
4. CTRL+/ Toggle Comment
For quick commenting of some lines I select those lines and press CTRL+/ to comment all those selected lines. The same lines can be uncommented again by following the same process.
5. ALT+SHIFT+F Format Code
This key combination formats my code to the standard Java Code Formatting template.
6. CTRL+0 Activate the Editor
When I am in the Navigator window through the shortcut CTRL+7 and I want to navigate back to the editor i press CTRL+0. I do not need mouse to do this navigation and save a lot of time in navigating between windows.
7. CTRL+# Activate different windows
These shortcuts are handy for navigating between the different windows. They become very important when I work in maximized editor mode.
CTRL+1 - Project Window
CTRL+2 - Files Window
CTRL+3 - Favorite Window
CTRL+4 - Output Window
CTRL+5 - Services window
CTRL+6 - Tasks Window
8. ALT+INSERT Generate Code
When I need to generate getter setters or constructors this key combination brings the Code Generation menu
9. ALT+F7 Find Usages
Many a times I want to track all the occurrences of a particular method call. Who is calling my method. This Find Usages dialog comes handy in such times.
10. CTRL+F4 Close Editor Window and CTRL+SHIFT+F4 Close All Editor Windows
I use these keys often to close my editor windows and save many mouse clicks.
with regards
Tushar Joshi, Nagpur
Friday, April 18, 2008
Top 10 NetBeans IDE Keyboard Shortcuts I use the most
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My absolute favourite shortcut is Strg+Shift+V = Paste formatted.
ReplyDeleteThis shortcut is a small macro for "Strg+V (Paste), Select, Alt+Shift+F (Format)
very usefull :-)
best regards, josch.
Thanks Josch for adding your favorite shortcut. Let other readers also add their favorite shortcuts in comments and this will be a list of most favorite shortcuts in NetBeans IDE
ReplyDeletewith regards
Tushar
I think shortcut Shift+Ctrl+I is very useful. It will save your time when you have to put more then one import to your file.
ReplyDeleteThanks Michalch,
ReplyDeleteIn my case I seldom use this shortcut because I follow the habit of getting the code auto-completed from NetBeans. NetBeans adds the import automatically when we auto-complete the elements. Yes but this shortcut is handy to use when you copy paste some code in your file and now want to organize all the imports.
with regards
Tushar
Yes - that's right. But in my opinion, auto-complete is quite often too slow, so I mostly just write the code and then I use the auto-import shortcut.
ReplyDeleteSorry. Fix-import shortcut. :)
ReplyDeleteI really like Ctrl+Shift+arrow down very usefull when you need duplicate line.
ReplyDeleteI like ALT-F4, means you can go home...
ReplyDelete>> I think shortcut Shift+Ctrl+I is very useful.It will save your time when you have to put more then one import to your file.
ReplyDeleteAnd if you have to remove some imports
>> I like ALT-F4, means you can go home...
But I use NB @ home ;-)
My favourites are:
Close Window with CTRL+W (easy) instead CTRL+F4 (impossible)
Change Window with CTRL+PageUp or PageDown (even works in firefox)
Refactor with CTRL+R
QuickFix with ALT ENTER
Open Context Menu SHIFT+F10
And of course CTRL+Space ;-)
Maybe someone needs more:
http://wiki.netbeans.org/KeymapProfileFor60
Shift+Enter opens newline
ReplyDeleteusefull!
DeleteAny way to re-assign a shortcut key? I like Ctrl+Space for auto-completion, but on some machines, that's reserved for switching between languages.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Tools -> Options -> Keymap - you can edit virtually any mapping, I suppose, just have to find the right one ;>
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone knows wich one is the shortcut to increase font size???
ReplyDeleteI enjoy reading a decent font (I mean medium-big) while I code, but sometimes I need to make a ZOOM out to see the structure, so changing the size in the options is a pain in the ass.........Is there any shortcut to make it easily while we are editing?
Thanks in advance
I like the the quick like copy shortcut.
ReplyDelete1. point to the line you want to copy, (or select multiple lines) and
2. CTRL + SHIFT + Down Arrow Key
One thing I miss is fast navigation to next or previous member (method, field, etc.) with the keyboard, like ctrl-alt-up arrow and ctrl-alt-down arrow. I think it's not possible with netbeans or is it ?
ReplyDeleteCONTOL + SPACE instead of typing "this." then alt enter... then delete the "this." is slow when you forget a method name lol...
ReplyDeleteALT + ENTER is uber awesome when you are in middle of looping classes like GroupLayoutGroups
~Sonis
Oh and Holding Control Left clicking on methods is much faster to look over API instead of trying to load the javaDocs on new things :)
ReplyDeleteAnother great article about shortcuts based on this one is CTRL+; (ctrl and semicolon) which adds a semicolon to the line. Very useful. For Php it doesn't work but you can use macros to set up the same thing.
ReplyDeleteGreat other article about shortcuts based on this one (including macro details): http://www.phpmag.ru/2009/01/23/extremely-usefull-netbeans-shortcuts/
I remember using some shortcut for generating template for the likes of "for (i=0; blah blah)" and "if else.." but am unable to locate it now. poor memory, poor memory !
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone remember the shortcut ?
thanks,
PS: btw, I'm a vim supporter ;)
Muy bueno! hace rato lo andaba buscando, felicitaciones,
ReplyDeleteSaludos.
@texens
ReplyDeleteTools->Options->Editor->Code Templates will show what you have forgotten.
But I'll list the ones you mentioned here:
fore + TAB:
foreach ($cssclass as $value) {
}
forek + TAB:
foreach ($cssclass as $key => $value) {
}
if + TAB:
if (true) {
}
elif + TAB:
elseif (true) {
}
els + TAB:
else {
}
Thanks to all NetBeans developers and enthusiasts for adding favorite key board shortcuts to this list.
ReplyDeletewith regards
Tushar
Hi
ReplyDeleteIs there a shortcut which lets you find/open any file in the project? Like Ctrl+Shift+R or Ctrl+Shift+H (for Java types).
Thanks
Abhishek
Can any one tell me command or shortcut key which will check flow of code in NB6?
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Avni
I've mapped the switching between tabs to (got to preferences -> keymap)
ReplyDeleteAlt+Meta+Left
Alt+Meta+Right
This is on a Mac and the Meta key is the Apple key. This now corresponds to most other Mac application where you switch between tabs.
@Abhishek: Is there a shortcut which lets you find/open any file in the project? Like Ctrl+Shift+R or Ctrl+Shift+H (for Java types).
ReplyDelete=> Use Alt+Shift+O in Netbeans 6.9
Nice :-)
ReplyDeleteAlt+Shift+O is not woring for me; I'm using NetBeans 6.9.1. Any clues?
ReplyDeleteuse ctrl+shift+o
DeleteCan any one tell me how to check flow of code in netbeans.
ReplyDeleteHi Tushar,
ReplyDeleteCan you please tell me what is the short cut for "organize imports".
or please share how to configure short-cuts
Thanks,
vidhya
Really this blogs helps me. Thank you...
ReplyDeletectrl + shift + arrow down.. v nice to copy line below ..
ReplyDeletectrl + shift + ; is the most useful when you want to add ";" at the end of the line while you are currently not there yet.
ReplyDeleteCTRL+SHIFT+D to copy 1 on the latest 9 text copied to the clipboard. Very nice ;)
ReplyDeleteAlt+Scrollwheel to magnify the editor window.
ReplyDeleteCtrl+[ To toggle between open/closing tags.
ReplyDeleteCtrl+Sh+[ To (almost) select the text. Note that you will need to shift-select additional characters to include the enclosing tags.
Alt + shift + f to auto formation of your code..
ReplyDeleteit will design your code hirarchy structural and it is very useful & time saving sortcut and functionality providing by NetBeans..