How to find the overridden method in Eclipse?

Question

When I am looking at a method in eclipse java, how do I jump to the method it overrides/extends?

Answer 1

(Indigo Release) Put cursor on the method name and press CTRL+T to jump to the types list, from there you can jump to the super method. If you then click CTRL+T again it expands the supertype hierarchy.

Answer 2

Three ways to go about it.

Hyperlink Method (Mouse + Keyboard)

Press CTRL while hovering over the overriden method.

You should see an option called 'Open Super Implementation. Click it !

From here :

Keyboard shortcut

And for bonus points, you can setup a Keyboard shortcut to do this like so :

When you try to setup a keyboard shortcut, you may filter by typing Open Super Im. On my Eclipse Indigo three matches were found. I tried setting them one by one until the shortcut appeared in Navigate -> Open Super Implementation like so :

Mouse only - Using the vertical Ruler

Click the ovverride marker that appears in the Vertical Ruler as in the above snapshot.

Answer 3

On the left edge of the editor there is a small triangle symbol next to the overwritten method. The tooltip tells you which superclass you are overwriting, clicking it leads you to the corresponding method.

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