Matching brace in eclipse

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Orson - 23 Jun 2008 15:15 GMT

Is there way to go to matching brace in eclipse. You can go to
matching braket (Ctrl+shift+P), but not matching brace ('}'). This is
useful, but I found no way to do it.

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RedGrittyBrick - 23 Jun 2008 16:00 GMT

> Is there way to go to matching brace in eclipse.

Yes.

> You can go to matching braket (Ctrl+shift+P),

True.

> but not matching brace ('}').

You can in any version of Eclipse I've used.

> This is useful, but I found no way to do it.

Position the cursor immediately *after* the brace. Eclipse then
highlights the matching brace (if on-screen) and Ctrl+Shift+P can be
used to jump to the matching brace.

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Orson - 23 Jun 2008 21:26 GMT

On Jun 23, 11:00 am, RedGrittyBrick <RedGrittyBr...@SpamWeary.foo>
wrote:

> > Is there way to go to matching brace in eclipse.
>
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> --
> RGB

Ah, yes, positioning the cursor works. This is good, but Ctrl+Shift+P
does not take me to the matching brace.

I am using Version: 3.3.2 Build id: M20080221-1800. Only plugins that
came with eclipse installed.

Can anyone tell me how I get that to work?

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Lew - 24 Jun 2008 01:35 GMT

>>> Is there way to go to matching brace in eclipse.

RedGrittyBrick wrote:

>> Yes.

Orson:

>>> You can go to matching braket (Ctrl+shift+P),
>>> but not matching brace ('}').

RGB:

>> You can in any version of Eclipse I've used.
>> ...
>> Position the cursor immediately *after* the brace. Eclipse then
>> highlights the matching brace (if on-screen) and Ctrl+Shift+P can be
>> used to jump to the matching brace.

> Ah, yes, positioning the cursor works. This is good, but Ctrl+Shift+P
> does not take me to the matching brace.
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>
> Can anyone tell me how I get that to work?

As RedGrittyBrick said in their post, Ctrl-Shift-P works in every version of
Eclipse we've used. I suspect it works there, too.

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GArlington - 24 Jun 2008 11:05 GMT

> On Jun 23, 11:00 am, RedGrittyBrick <RedGrittyBr...@SpamWeary.foo>
> wrote:

<snap>

> > > You can go to matching braket (Ctrl+shift+P),

<snap>

> Can anyone tell me how I get that to work?

It (Ctrl+shift+P) works in Java perspective, might have alternative
mapping in your current perspective though...

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voorth - 25 Jun 2008 12:56 GMT

> > > Is there way to go to matching brace in eclipse.

Double-clicking the position after the brace will select everything up
to the matching brace, and position the cursor at the end of the
selection.
This also works for parentheses and quotes.

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Orson - 03 Jul 2008 21:13 GMT

> > > > Is there way to go to matching brace in eclipse.
>
> Double-clicking the position after the brace will select everything up
> to the matching brace, and position the cursor at the end of the
> selection.
> This also works for parentheses and quotes.

Yes, this work. It's a strange way to get it to work, but it worked. I
don't know what other are saying. Ctrl+shift+P just will not take me
to the matching brace.

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Lew - 04 Jul 2008 04:14 GMT

> Yes, this work. It's a strange way to get it to work, but it worked. I
> don't know what other are saying. Ctrl+shift+P just will not take me
> to the matching brace.

And the others don't know what the deal is where you are. Ctrl-Shift-P works
just fine for everyone else.

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RedGrittyBrick - 04 Jul 2008 09:37 GMT

>>>>> Is there way to go to matching brace in eclipse.
>> Double-clicking the position after the brace will select everything up
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> don't know what other are saying. Ctrl+shift+P just will not take me
> to the matching brace.

Other[s] are saying:
"Ctrl+Shift+P *will* take me to the matching brace".

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Stanimir Stamenkov - 04 Jul 2008 10:48 GMT

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:13:00 -0700 (PDT), /Orson/:

> Ctrl+shift+P just will not take me
> to the matching brace.

Just check your configuration - have you changed any key bindings
(Window -> Preferences: General / Keys)? Do you see the
Ctrl+Shift+P hint on the Navigate -> Go To -> Matching Bracket menu
item? Check you have no other application which consume
Ctrl+Shift+P keystrokes globally, also. You may further address
Eclipse specific questions in the Eclipse newsgroups
<http://www.eclipse.org/newsgroups>.

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Patricia Shanahan - 04 Jul 2008 16:22 GMT

Ctrl+Shift+p certainly works for me, as for many others. I suggest
investigating your Eclipse configuration. Perhaps take it to an Eclipse
newsgroup?

Patricia

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