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Asked: 2026-05-13T14:49:35+00:00

Ctrl + F11 is the Run keyboard shortcut in Eclipse. But for me, that

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Ctrl + F11 is the “Run” keyboard shortcut in Eclipse.

But for me, that only works if a Main class is active in the editor. For any of the other 100+ java files in my workspace, eclipse pops up a dialog, complaining “Editor does not contain a main type”.

This makes the Ctrl + F11 shortcut nearly useless. I either have to press Ctrl + Alt + T, name of main class, Ctrl + F11, or use the mouse.

Do I have something misconfigured? What can I do to make Ctrl + F11 really run my program, no matter which file is active in the editor? Or is everybody using the Ctrl + F11 shortcut like that?

edit: I’m using eclipse 3.5.0

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  1. Editorial Team

    Check the preferences, Launching section – you may want to switch from “launch selection” to “launch previously launched application”.

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