Add Watch Expression in Ecipse using keyboard shortcut

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Add Watch Expression in Ecipse using keyboard shortcut

I need help adding a keyboard shortcut for adding a watch expression in Eclipse. I can add a watch by right-clicking in the "Expressions View", but having go back and forth between the keyboard and mouse cuts down on efficiency.

Can anyone offer me any suggestions to fix this?

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Go to Preferences (on Mac its Eclipse > PReferences.. not sure what heading prefs is under on win/*nix) and expand the "General" section and select "Keys" you will then get a pane with a search dialog. Type in "watch" and set it up appropriately.

prodigitalson 2010-01-20 04:18:54

I was unable to get the "Watch" command to do anything when activated via hot key. Is there a trick to this?

Jonathan Dumaine 2010-08-25 21:44:54

@Jonathan: The one you used might not actually be the one youre looking for... so sometimes it takes some trial error... I know i did thes when i was trying to set a hot key for external commands.

prodigitalson 2010-08-26 00:31:23

Multiple Watch commands? The description for the hotkey says "Add Watch Expression." Thinking it's just plain ol' 'broked'.

Jonathan Dumaine 2010-08-28 02:04:02

same way you can use for windows. it works.

Eclipse > Preferences > General > Keys

GK 2010-01-20 08:02:32

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