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Delphi IDE (Code Editor) Keyboard Shortcuts

Title: Delphi IDE (Code Editor) Keyboard Shortcuts Note: this tip was originally posted by Adam Markowitz (Borland) Every once in a while I'll come across a message from a developer who wasn't aware of a particular feature or keyboard shortcut that might ease some of their development pain. Following is a short list of convenient editor keyboard shortcuts for the default keybinding that is shipped with Delphi 2006. This not an exhaustive list, just the ones that I find are lesser known, yet still very convenient. CTRL+J - Invoke code templates CTRL+J - Invoke code templates CTRL+T - Delete current word CTRL+E - Incremental search CTRL+Y - Delete current line CTRL+SHIFT+G - Insert a new GUID at the cursor position CTRL+SHIFT+I - Indent the current selected block CTRL+SHIFT+U - outdent the current selected block CTRL+SHIFT+Y - delete to the end of line CTRL+SHIFT+J - Invoke syncedit ALT+[ - match pair forward ALT+] - match pair backward ALT+RightArrow - browse forward (hotlink history) ALT+LeftArrow - browse backward (hotlink history) ALT+UpArrow - browse to symbol under editor cursor(invoke a hotlink and add it to the hotlink history) F4 - Run program to current cursor position F5 - Toggle breakpoint F7 - Debugger step into F8 - Debugger step over F9 - Run program under debugger CTRL+F12 - View units ALT+G - Goto line number in editor CTRL+SHIFT+R - Start/Stop recording editor macro CTRL+SHIFT+P - Play editor macro CTRL+SPACE - Invoke code completion CTRL+SHIFT+SPACE - Invoke code parameter hints CTRL+ENTER - Open file at cursor CTRL+SHIFT+C - Invoke class completion for the class that currently contains the cursor CTRL+SHIFT+UpArrow - Navigate to method implementation/declaration CTRL+SHIFT+DownArrow - Navigate to method implementation/declaration CTRL+ALT+UpArrow - Navigate to previous method implementation in lexical order CTRL+ALT+DownArrow - Navigate to next method implementation in lexical order CTRL+ALT+Home - Navigate to the lexically first method implementation in this source unit CTRL+ALT+End - Navigate to the lexically last method implementation in this source unit CTRL+/ - Toggle comment per line or selected block "May the editor shortcuts be with you and your coding be swift! ;)"