“Surround with”-template in Eclipse: foreach

Question

I am new to Eclipse which I use primarily for Java. I have previously used IntelliJ Idea in which it is possible to select a variable which extends Iteratable (Collection, List

Answer 1

I typically create code like this by following these steps:

Call the function and use Ctrl-1 to create a local variable holding the return value:

List list = functionWhichReturnsList()

Type fore[Ctrl-space] to insert the for loop (since eclipse usually chooses the closest iterable when constructing the loop):

List list = functionWhichReturnsList()

for (TypeOfItemsInList item : list) {
}

Inline the local variable by putting the cursor on the list variable and typing Alt+Shift+I:

for (TypeOfItemsInList item : functionWhichReturnsList()) {
}

It's not optimal, but it works.