How to add keyboard shortcuts to SWT dialog using messages.properties file?

Question

I need to add keyboard shortcuts to an SWT dialog in an Eclipse RCP application.

Is it possible to add shortcut using the messages.properties file, without any coding/programming needed?

Answer 1

If you place an ampersand character in the messassages.properties entry then you can use ALT+character to select the field after the Label that uses the property.

For example, if you have a username Text box and a Label that uses:

MyDialog_username=&Username

Then pressing ALT+u will select the username field.