Navigate actions

Navigate menu commands:

Name

Function

Keyboard Shortcut

Go Into

Sets the view input to the currently selected element. Supported by the Packages Explorer view.

 

Go To

  • Back: Sets the view input to the input back in history: Only enabled when a history exists (Go Into was used)
  • Forward: Sets the view input to the input forward in history: Only enabled when a history exists (Go Into,  Go To > Back were used)
  • Up One Level: Sets the input of the current view to its input's parent element
  • Referring Tests: Browse for all JUnit tests that refer to the currently selected type
  • Type: Browse for a type and reveal it in the current view. Supported by the Package Explorer view
  • Package: Browse for a package and reveal it in the current view. Supported by the Package Explorer view
  • Resource: Browse for a resource and reveal it in the current view.

 

Open

Tries to resolve the element referenced at the current code selection and opens the file declaring the reference. 

F3

Open Type Hierarchy

Tries to resolve the element referenced at the current code selection and opens the element in the Type Hierarchy view. Invoked on elements, opens the type hierarchy of the element. Supported in the Java editor and views showing Java elements.

F4

Open Super Implementation

Open an editor for the super implementation of the currently selected method or method surrounding the current cursor position. No editor is opened if no method is selected or the method has no super implementation.

 
Open External Javadoc Opens the Javadoc documentation of the currently selected element or text selection. The location of the Javadoc of a JAR or a project is specified in the Javadoc Location property page on projects or JARs. Note that this external Javadoc documentation may not be up to date with the Javadoc specified in the current code. You can create Javadoc documentation for source files in a Java project using the Javadoc export wizard.  Shift + F2
Open Type Brings up the Open Type selection dialog to open a type in the editor.The Open Type selection dialog shows all types existing in the workspace. Ctrl + Shift + T
Open Type In Hierarchy Brings up the Open Type selection dialog to open a type in the editor and the Type Hierarchy view. The Open Type selection dialog shows all types that exist in the workspace. Ctrl + Shift + H
Show in > Package Explorer Reveals the currently selected element (or the element surrounding the current cursor position) in the Package Explorer view.  
Show Outline Opens the lightweight outliner for the currently selected type. Ctrl + O
Go to Next Problem Selects the next problem. Supported in the Java editor. Ctrl + .
Go to Previous Problem Selects the previous problem. Supported in the Java editor. Ctrl + ,
Go to Last Edit Location Reveal the location where the last edit occurred. Ctrl + Q
Go to Line Opens an a dialog which allows entering the line number to which the editor should jump to. Editor only. Ctrl + L

Related concepts
Java views
Java development tools (JDT)

Related tasks
Opening an editor for a selected element
Showing an element in the Package Explorer
Opening a type in the Package Explorer
Opening an editor on a type
Opening a package
Opening a type hierarchy on a Java element
Opening a type hierarchy on the current text selection
Opening a type hierarchy in the workbench
Opening a type hierarchy in its own perspective

Related reference
Package Explorer view
Type Hierarchy view
Javadoc Location properties
Javadoc export wizard

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