8 Productivity-Boosting IntelliJ Shortcuts for Android Developers

Shortcuts that are too useful to forget

For whatever reason, my brain is averse to keyboard shortcuts. I cannot seem to master anything beyond the basics of cut, copy, paste, and select all. That being said, I am hopelessly inept to begin conquering vi and vim.

Yet, despite this mental blockade, I know that there are a few shortcuts that I would be shooting myself in the foot if I didn’t take the time to learn. So, after much trial-and-error, here are the eight shortcuts I would recommend anyone using JetBrain’s suite of IDEs take time to learn.

Bear in mind that these shortcuts use these keymappings:

• Windows uses the Windows mapping
• Mac uses the IntelliJ IDEA Classic mapping

Duplicate Line or Selection: Ctrl + D, ⌘ + D

Eliminate copying and pasting lines of code to make only minor changes. This command will duplicate the existing line or the highlighted selection.

Extend Selection: Ctrl + W, ⌘+ W

This operation is perfect for whenever you don’t want to use your mouse to highlight a code block. Pressing this key combination will start selecting the current…