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Using NetBeans
TM
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Using NetBeans
TM
IDE 5.0
Your Guide to Getting Work Done in NetBeans IDE
Welcome to the Using NetBeans™ IDE 5.0 guide. This guide is designed to give youa more detailed introduction to the IDE than is available in the Quick Start guides byexploring the main aspects of the IDE. This guide is geared mostly to newcomers toNetBeans IDE 5.0, whether you are new to using IDEs or an experienced IDE userthat is switching over from a different development environment. However, readersof this guide are assumed to have at least a basic understanding of the Javaprogramming language and related technologies.
Note –
This guide does not cover the IDE's many new J2EE features. For moreinformation about using NetBeans IDE for developing J2EE applications, see the
J2EE Tutorial for NetBeans IDE
. This guide does not cover plug-in moduledevelopment and rich-client application development. For information about usingNetBeans IDE for these purposes, see
http://platform.netbeans.org/
.
Setting Up Projects .......................................................................5
Basic IDE Concepts .................................................................6Projects ................................................................................6Ant ......................................................................................9Creating a Project ..................................................................10Setting the Main Project ...................................................11Importing Projects .............................................................12Setting the Target JDK in a Project .......................................12Managing a Project's Classpath .............................................13Managing Dependencies Between Projects ......................15Setting up Free-form Projects ................................................16
 
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Editing and Running Ant Scripts ......................................16Managing the Classpath in Free-form Projects .....................18Specifying the Classpath for Project Sources ...................18Specifying the Classpath for Custom Tasks .....................19
Creating and Editing Files .........................................................21
Creating Java Files .................................................................22Using File Templates ........................................................22Using GUI Templates .......................................................23Editing Java Files in the Source Editor .................................23Code Completion ..............................................................24Code Templates ................................................................25Special Code Template Syntax .........................................26Editor Hints .......................................................................26Refactoring ........................................................................26Working With Import Statements .....................................28Formatting Java Source Code ...........................................29 Navigating in the Source Editor ............................................29 Navigating Within a Java File ..........................................29Search and Selection Tools ...............................................31 Navigating Between Documents ......................................31Configuring the Editor ...........................................................32
Building Applications .................................................................35
Using Ant Build Scripts .........................................................35Building Projects, Packages, and Files ..................................36Fixing Compilation Errors .....................................................37Filtering Output Files .............................................................38Customizing the Build Process ..............................................38Build Files in Standard Projects ........................................39Build Files in Free-form Projects ......................................40Writing Custom Ant Tasks ...............................................41Mapping Custom Ant Targets to Project Commands .......42
Running Applications .................................................................43
Running Projects and Files ....................................................43Customizing Runtime Options ..............................................44Setting the Runtime Classpath ..........................................45Setting the Main Class and Runtime Arguments ..............46Setting JVM Arguments ...................................................46
 
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Debugging Applications .............................................................47
Basic Debugging ....................................................................48Starting a Debugging Session ...........................................48Debugger Windows ..........................................................49Stepping Through Your Code ...........................................50Working With Breakpoints ....................................................51Setting a Breakpoint ..........................................................52Setting Conditions for a Breakpoint .................................52Customizing the Output for a Breakpoint .........................53Breakpoint Types ..............................................................54Setting Watches .....................................................................54
Developing Web Applications ....................................................55
Creating Web Applications ...................................................56Editing Web Applications .....................................................56Building Web Applications ...................................................57Customizing the Build Process ..............................................58Running Web Applications ...................................................59Customizing Runtime Options ..............................................59Setting the Context Path ...................................................59Setting the Server ..............................................................61Setting the Web Browser ..................................................61Setting Parameters ............................................................62
Connecting to Databases ............................................................63
Setting Up Your Resources ...................................................64Bundled databases .............................................................64Other databases .................................................................65Connecting to Databases .......................................................65Adding Database Drivers ..................................................65Establishing a Database Connection .................................66Working with a Database Connection ...................................67Setting Up a Database Connection Pool ................................68
Configuring the IDE ...................................................................71
Setting IDE Default Settings .................................................71Configuring General Java Settings ...................................73Working With File Types .................................................74Configuring Ant Settings ..................................................75Enabling and Disabling IDE Functionality ...........................75Disabling Modules ............................................................75
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