Eclipse ternary operator shortcut?

Question

In Eclipse (3.4+ upwards), I was searching for shortcut which converts the if {} else {} condition block to the java ternary operator (or the ?: operator).

How can I do this?

Answer 1

Excuse me if this is not relevant anymore.

I have written an eclipse plug-in that does exactly this:

http://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/spartan-refactoring

Feel free to report back if you have problems with installation or using this plug-in.

Edit : Re-written version by other developers is available at https://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/spartan-refactoring-0

Answer 2

There is no such shortcut. Refactoring statements into expressions isn't a trivial process, and isn't always possible to begin with. The process would be too complicated to be automated.

That said, Ctrl + Shift + L will list ALL Eclipse shortcuts.

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Answer 3

Well, you could add a Template to Eclipse like this:

${condition:field(boolean)}? ${positive:field(void)}: ${negative:field(void)};

Name it something like tern and you can have it auto-create the ternary operator for you.

(Not sure if this is what you want)