Cool shortcuts in Android Studio
Generally, shortcuts ensure work in less time hence giving more time for other tasks. It’s troublesome when you skip steps but, it doesn’t apply to our world because we spend a lot of time typing on a keyboard well, that is if you aren’t stuck in meetings all day. 💁
Although there are so many shortcuts available. Let's see some of them which are fun and handy to use.
1. Command+W
It is used to close the active file you are editing. Using it multiple times closes the last edited files one by one.
Windows/Linux -> Ctrl+F4
2. Command+Down Arrow
It is used when you need to check the source of a method or variable.
Windows/Linux -> F4
3. Command+E and Command+Shift+E
It gives a pop-up list of recently opened files and edited files. It is useful to navigate or track the last changes.
Windows/Linux -> Ctrl+E and Ctrl+Shift+E
4. Command+Shift+H and Control+Option+H
It is used to check the method and its calls hierarchy. It is helpful when you are making changes to existing files.
Windows/Linux -> Ctrl+Shift+H and Ctrl+Alt+H
5. Command+B
It is used to switch to XML from the design tab in Design Layout Editor.
It is also used to jump to the declaration/usage of a method or variable. (Can also be done using Command+click)
Windows/Linux -> Ctrl+B
6. Command+D
It is used to duplicate the current line or selection. It is most helpful when you have to use somewhat the same kind of statements.
Windows/Linux -> Ctrl+D
7. Control+Option+O
It is used to optimize imports. This is the most useful shortcut for me because it saves me a lot of time for fixing lint errors, like removing unwanted imports.
Windows/Linux -> Ctrl+Alt+O
8. Control+J
It is used to look up the documentation of the selected method/variable. It is useful to check if you are using it the right way and helps you eliminate errors or other exceptions at an early stage.
Windows/Linux -> Ctrl+Q
9. Command+1
It is a straightforward command to toggle the visibility of the Project tool window.
Windows/Linux -> Alt+1
10.Control+V
VCS operations are important for us. this command pop-ups the list of commands for VCS operation.
Windows/Linux -> Alt+`
There are many more shortcuts that you may or may not use a lot. What is your favorite one?
Suggestions are always invited!! Happy Coding