Is there a way to show hover JavaDoc help using the keyboard?

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Eclipse shows JavaDoc help in a tooltip window when I hover with the mouse over a symbol. This is great, but it would be better if I could pop up this tooltip from the keyboard when the cursor is on the symbol. Is there a shortcut which does this?

I found Shift-F2 which opens external JavaDoc and I do not want that. I'd like to pop up the same tooltip with the keyboard which is shown on mouse hover.

Edit: Thanks, that was quick. :) I accepted the quickest answer.

score 12 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 30 '11 at 10:27

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Try pressing only F2 when cursor is on that word. It will open the same popup dialog as you get when you hover on it.

edited Aug 30 '11 at 10:27

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answered Aug 30 '11 at 10:25

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Buhake Sindi · Answer 2 · 2011-08-30T10:30:42.027

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Move the cursor on a method/class/variable and press F2.

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answered Aug 30 '11 at 10:25

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LOL, I blame the office service and the line. Btw, congrats on beating me. – Buhake Sindi Aug 30 '11 at 10:27

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

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In Netbeans 7.3 the shortcut is Ctrl + Shift + Space
See the original answer at: How to see Javadoc documentation on mouse hover in NetBeans?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

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answered Sep 05 '14 at 16:45

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Is there a way to show hover JavaDoc help using the keyboard?

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