What is the Eclipse equivalent of IntelliJ "Live templates"?

Question

I mean stuff like typing "iter" and getting a "for" loop with a choice of what variable to iterate on , typing "soutv" to generate a "System.out.println" with the "variable=" already in ...

Thanks !

Answer 1

It is called Templates and it's found under,

Window → Preferences → Java → Editor → Templates

The "soutv" template does not exist ("sysout" does, and it's similar), but it's easy to add. I used this pattern:

System.out.println("variable=" + ${cursor}${});

Answer 2

For 'soutv' particularly, I found the following pattern worked well in Eclipse:

System.out.println("${var} = ${cursor}" + ${var});

As others have mentioned, you can add this template by navigating to Window > Preferences > Java > Editor > Templates and clicking New.

The equivalent of 'iter' seems to be 'for' in Eclipse.

Answer 3

Check under

Window -> Preferences -> Java -> Editor -> Templates

Reference:

• Template Variables

Answer 4

They are called Templates.

Go to Preferences > Java > Editor > Templates to see a list of pre-defined templates.

For example, sysout is:

System.out.println(${word_selection}${});${cursor}

You can also create your own.