Free NetBeans Platform Crash Course

Geertjan Wielenga Technical Writer NetBeans Team

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Key Terms
Runtime Container Modularity Pluggability Virtual filesystem Loose coupling Swing Extensions to Swing

5. Template Bar Chart

Oil & Gas Analysis

Boeing Load Analysis

Biological Microarray Analysis

UNESCO Data Manager

Photo Workflow Manager

Commonalities
Very large Windows, toolbars, menus, etc. Very domain-specific Extensible/pluggable at runtime Distributed development Flexible Community-oriented

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Runtime Container
Lifecycle management Modularity Virtual filesystem Module loading Classloading Versioning Dependency management

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NetBeans Module
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SaveAction

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interface SaveCookie { void save(); }

disable action

enable action on action invocation: call s.save()

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Main NetBeans Platform APIs

Runtime Container APIs Window System API Visual Library API Nodes API Explorer & Property Sheet API Dialogs API Actions API

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Main NetBeans IDE APIs

Java Editor APIs Project APIs Common Palette API WebFrameworkSupport API

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Out-of-the-Box Components
JavaHelp Plugin Manager Favorites window Properties window Navigator Output window Options window

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Bare NetBeans Platform

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Business Reasons
1.Modularity
> Dependency & versioning management > Flexibility For users For developers

2.Swing Extensions
> > > >

Window system Widget library Nodes & Explorer views Out-of-the-box components
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Oil & Gas Analysis

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Boeing Load Analysis

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Biological Microarray Analysis

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UNESCO Data Manager

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Photo Workflow Manager

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Summary
Runtime Container Modularity Pluggability Virtual filesystem Loose coupling Swing Extensions to Swing

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Next Steps
platform.netbeans.org platform.netbeans.org/screenshots platform.netbeans.org/tutorials/ nbm-10-top-apis.html www.apress.com/book/view/ 9781430224174
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5. Template Bar Chart

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