Using static methods with content assist

Frameworks like JUnit and Hamcrest are offering APIs that are to be used with Java static imports so you can write “DSL-like” code:

assertThat(Math.sqrt(-1), is(notANumber()));

You can add classes offering such static methods in Preferences > Java > Editor > Content Assist > Favorites:

These methods will be proposed in content assist automatically:

Schulungen

• Eclipse RCP Schulung (15. - 19. März 2010, Frankfurt am Main)
• iPhone Schulung (26. - 29. April 2010, Hamburg)
• git Schulung (27. - 28. Mai 2010, Dresden)

Eclipse IDE Tips and Tricks

• Pasting exception stack traces
• Java source formatting
• Hide deprecated methods and classes
• Using static methods with content assist
• Use Quick Fix to create local variables, fields and methods
• Use navigation keyboard shortcuts
• Code completion using CamelCase