Here’s a list of useful shortcuts for Flex Builder skanked from David Zuckerman and some added in the comments by Douglas Knudsen.
Open type
(Ctrl-Shift-T)* – this lets you browse all the types (AS classes/interfaces, MXML files) in your project and quickly open them.
Goto Definition(F3/Ctrl-click on identifier)* – quickly jump to the definition of an identifier (type/variable/function).
Quick Outliner
(Ctrl-O)* – get the outline view as a pop-up window, with the added ability to type and filter down to the function/member variable that you’re looking for.
Context sensitive help
(F1 on an identifier/tag) – for an MXML tag, function or class/interface, show the help entry for that item in the Eclipse Help Panel.
Open context sensitive help
(Shift-F2 on an identifier) – for an MXML tag, function or class/interface, show the help entry for that item in the integrated Help browser. This will most likely open a new browser window.
Jump to matching brace
(Ctrl-Shift+P)* – jumps to the matching brace if your cursor is to the left or right of a given balanced brace.
Display type
Hover over an identifier – when you put your mouse over a variable, we display its type. When you hover over a function, we display its return type (if it has one).
Add CDATA block
(Ctrl-Shift-C) in MXML – wraps a given selection in a CDATA block.
Event type hinting
(Ctrl-space) – addEventListener( will display all the events that are relevant targets for a listener function.
Fold all functions/ASDoc comments/comments in ActionScript
With folding enabled, right-click on the vertical gutter, drill down to “Folding”.
Organize imports
(Ctrl + Shift + O)* – Sorts the imports in ActionScript files, removes duplicates and consolidates when needed
Delete current line
(Ctrl + D)
Move current line
(Ctrl + Alt + Up/Down) – Moves the current line to the line before/after
Open source in the SDK for MXML tag
(Ctrl + left-click on mxml tag)
Open source in the SDK for MXML tag and move to attributes in source
(Ctrl + left-click on a attribute of a mxml tag)
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list of flex builder shortcuts from tink
joshuajnoble wrote this 12:22 pm:
Flex Builder shortcuts on Tink.com which is great. Except that I don’t use FB, i use Eclips [...]
I’ll add….
ctrl + d – deletes current line. Absolutely sucks being next to the s key!
ctrl + alt + up/down – copies current line to the line before/after.
ctrl + left-click on mxml tag – opens the source in the SDK for that tag.
ctrl + left-click on a attribute of a mxml tag – opens the source in the SDK for that tag and moves to the attributes location in teh source.
DK
I was wondering if it was possible to fold functions inside a script block? It is easier to get an overview of your code when de functions are folded. I know this is possible in a as3 file, but I haven’t found this in the script block.
thnx
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Hi,
do you know how to make flex generate end tag in MXML….
like… turn
to
with one keypress… (Sow it on video tutorial…)
If you open an MXML tag and add an “>” at the end of it, it will automatically create the closing tag in FB.
Thanks…
but handy…
not really a shortcut…
ctrl + d – deletes current line. Absolutely sucks being next to the s key!
I agree… but i’m getting use to it. Its nice to have a way to delete with the left hand.
Is there a keyboard shortcut for adding comment code?
hey Chris
Apple + / will comment and uncomment all selected lines of code.
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Hi,
I have a problem in Flex Builder with Display type. When I wait over a class or variable as you mentioned, I get a descriptive tooltip about return types but it’s short and I often can’t see the return type part because it’s where it’s being cut.
Is there any way to overcome this?
Thanks,