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About NetBeans IDE
Java Editor Overview

NetBeans Java Editor

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NetBeans IDE Java Updated for
Quick Start Tutorial NetBeans IDE 6.8
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Keyboard Shortcuts and
Code Templates
By Geertjan Wielenga and Patrick Keegan
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Hot Tips and more...

ABOUT NETBEANS IDE

The NetBeans IDE has seen adoption snowballing over the
past years and now comes to you with deep Java EE 6 support
in NetBeans IDE 6.8. You’ll find this reference card helpful if you
want to get as much out of the Java editor (and related tools)
as its authors intended when creating it. It lists all the keyboard
shortcuts in carefully thought out categories and it provides
a thorough exposition of optimal handling of Java code in
the editor, covering viewing, navigation, source handling, and
refactoring. Go to http://www.netbeans.org/downloads/ to get
NetBeans IDE.

JAVA EDITOR OVERVIEW

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NetBeans Java Editor 6.8

WHAT’S NEW FOR JAVA IN NETBEANS IDE 6.8

The following features are new in NetBeans IDE 6.8 and can be
of particular use to you in the context of creating Java-based ap-
plications

Java EE 6 Support The IDE provides tools for developing applications complying
with the new Java Enterpise Edition 6, specifically web, EJB, web
service, and JPA support. The Java EE 6 compliant server bundled
with the IDE is GlassFish v3.

Facelets Editor For Facelets (JavaServer Faces 2.0), a complete editor with coloring,
code completion, namespace support, component palette, code
folding, error checking, and code templates is provided.

Maven Java EE 6 archetype support, new archetype catalogs, Groovy &

Scala support, dependency exclusion support in visual dependency
graph, as well as several other performance and usability
improvements.

Other Related JavaFX editor, JIRA support, instant messaging, new UI for Kenai
Enhancements projects, and code completion enhancements in SQL editor.

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Ctrl-B Go to declaration
NETBEANS IDE JAVA QUICK START TUTORIAL
Ctrl-G Go to line
This tutorial provides a very simple and quick introduction to the Ctrl-Shift-M Toggle add/remove bookmark
NetBeans IDE workflow by walking you through the creation of a
Ctrl-Shift-Period/Comma Next/previous bookmark
simple “Hello World” Java console application.
Ctrl-Period/Comma Next/previous usage/compile error
1. Start NetBeans IDE. In the IDE, choose File > New Project
(Ctrl-Shift-N). Ctrl-Shift-1/2/3 Select in Projects/Files/Favorites

2. In the New Project wizard, expand the Java category and Ctrl-[ Move caret to matching bracket
select Java Application. Then click Next.
Ctrl-K/Ctrl-Shift K Next/previous word match
3. In the Name and Location page of the wizard, type
Alt-Left/Alt-Right/Ctrl-Q Go backward/forward/to last edit
"HelloWorld" in Project Name. Then click Finish.
4. Because you have left the Create Main Class checkbox Compiling, Testing, and Running
selected in the New Project wizard, the IDE has created a
F9 Compile package/ file
skeleton class for you. You can add the "Hello World!"
message to the skeleton code by replacing the line: F11 Build main project

// TODO code application logic here Shift-F11 Clean & build main project

with the line: Ctrl-Q Set request parameters

System.out.println("Hello World!"); Ctrl-Shift-U Create JUnit test

5. From the IDE’s menu bar, choose Run > Run Main Ctrl-F6/Alt-F6 Run JUnit test on file/project
Project (F6). The Output window should show you the
F6/Shift-F6 Run main project/file
"Hello World!" message.
Debugging
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS & CODE TEMPLATES
Ctrl-F5 Start debugging main project

Finding, Searching, and Replacing Ctrl-Shift-F5 Start debugging current file

Ctrl-F3 Search word at insert point Ctrl-Shift-F6 Start debugging test for file (JUnit)

F3/Shift-F3 Find next/previous in file Shift-F5/F5 Stop/Continue debugging session

Ctrl-F/H Find/Replace in file F4 Run to cursor location in file

F7/F8 Step into/over

Alt-F7 Find usages
Ctrl-F7 Step out
Ctrl-Shift-F/H Find/replace in projects
Ctrl-Alt-Up Go to called method
Alt-Shift-U Find usages results
Ctrl-Alt-Down Go to calling method
Alt-Shift-H Turn off search result highlights
Ctrl-F9 Evaluate expression
Ctrl-R Inplace Rename
Ctrl-F8 Toggle breakpoint
Ctrl-U, then U Convert selection to uppercase
Ctrl-Shift-F8 New breakpoint
Ctrl-U, then L Convert selection to lowercase

Ctrl-U, then S Toggle case of selection Ctrl-Shift-F7 New watch

Alt-Shift-V Paste formatted

Coding in Java
Opening and Toggling Between Views Alt-Insert Generate code

Ctrl-Tab (Ctrl-`) Toggle between open documents Ctrl-Shift-I Fix all class imports

Shift-Escape Maximize window (toggle) Alt-Shift-I Fix selected class’s import

Ctrl-F4/Ctrl-W Close currently selected window Alt-Shift-F Format selection

Ctrl-Shift-F4/Ctrl-Shift-W Close all windows Alt-Shift Left/Right/Up/Down Shift lines left/right/up/down

Shift-F10 Open contextual menu Ctrl-Shift-Up/Down Copy lines up/down
Alt-Shift-D Undock window Ctrl/Alt-F12 Inspect members/hierarchy
Ctrl-4 Open Output window Ctrl-/ Add/remove comment lines
Ctrl-8 Open Kenai Dashboard
Ctrl-E Delete current line

Navigating through Source Code Refactoring

Ctrl-O/Alt-Shift-O Go to type/file This table provides short descriptions of the refactoring
operations that are available in the IDE, mostly from under the
Ctrl-Shift-T Go to related JUnit test, if any
Refactoring menu and within the Java editor itself,
Alt-O Go to source
when you right-click within it.

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Refactoring Operation Description eq equals

Rename Enables you to change the name of a class, ex extends

variable, or method to something more fa false
meaningful. In addition, it updates all source
code in your project to reference the element by fi final
its new name. fl float

Introduce Variable, Enables you to generate a statement based on forc for (Iterator it = collection.iterator();
Constant, Field, or the selected code and replace that block of code it.hasNext( );) {
Method with a call to the statement. Object elem = (Object) it.next( );
}
Change Method Enables you to add parameters to a method and
Parameters change the access modifier. fore for (Object elem : iterable) {
}
Encapsulate Fields Generates a getter method and and a setter fori for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
method for a field and optionally updates all }
referencing code to access the field using the
getter and setter methods. fy finally
ie interface
Pull Up Moves methods and fields to the superclass.
ifelse if (condition){ }else {
Push Down Moves inner classes, methods, and fields to all }
subclasses of their current class.
im implements
Move Class Moves a class to another package or into another iof instanceof
class. In addition, all source code in your project
is updated to reference the class in its new ir import
location. le length
Copy Class Copies a class to the same or a different newo Object name = new Object(args);
package.
pe protected
Move Inner to Outer Level Moves an inner class one level up in hierarchy.
pr private
Convert Anonymous Converts an anonymous class to an inner class psf private static final
Class to Inner that contains a name and constructor. The
anonymous inner class is replaced with a call to psfb private static final boolean
the new inner class. psfi private static final int
Extract Interface Creates a new interface from the selected public psfs private static final String
non-static methods in a class or interface.
pst printStackTrace();
Extract Superclass Creates a new abstract class, changes the current
psvm public static void main(String[ ] args){
class to extend the new class, and moves the
selected methods and fields to the new class. }
pu public
Use Supertype Where Changes code that references the selected class
Possible (or other type) to instead use a supertype of that re return
type.
serr System.err.println ("|");
Safely Delete Checks for references to a code element and sout System.out.println ("|");
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other code references it. st static
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St String ag application.getAttribute(“|”)

ab abstract ap application.putAttribute(“|”,)

bo boolean ar application.removeAttribute(“|”)

br break cfgi config.getInitParameter(“|”)

ca catch ( jspf <jsp:forward page=”|”/>

cl class jspg <jsp:getProperty name=”|” property=”” />

cn continue jspi <jsp:include page=”|”/>

df default: jspp <jsp:plugin type=”|” code=”” codebase=””></jsp:plugin>

jsps <jsp:setProperty name=”|” property=””/>
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oup out.print(“|”) Cmd-E Deletes the current line.

oupl out.println(“|”) Cmd-K Copies the word preceding the insertion point and then pastes
it after the insertion point (the insertion point must be in the
pcg pageContext.getAttribute(“|”) whitespace preceeding or following a word). Press K multiple
pcgn pageContext.getAttributeNamesInScope(“|”) times to cycle through preceding words in succession.

pcgs pageContext.getAttributesScope(“|”) Cmd-Shift-K Copies the word following the insertion point and pastes it at the
insertion point (the insertion point must be located in the whitespace
pcr pageContext.removeAttribute(“|”) preceeding or following a word.) Press L multiple times to cycle
pcs pageContext.setAttribute(“|”,) through consecutive following words.

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there before, but deserve to be highlighted because often they're overlooked.
In most cases, working with the IDE on the Mac is no different from
working on other operating systems. Two significant differences 1. Move/copy up/down. Press Ctrl-Shift-Up and the current selection is copied to the lines right
above the current selection. Press Alt instead of Ctrl and it is moved instead of copied. Press Down
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surrounding block statements to the surrounding method and, from there, to the surrounding class
Scrolling and Selecting and further. To successively narrow the selection, press Alt-Shift-Comma, instead of
For example, below one statement was selected, the key
Alt-Shift-Period.
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Cmd-[ Moves the insertion point to the highlighted matching bracket.
complete content of the surrounding block statement was
Note that this shortcut only works when the insertion point is shown to be selected.
located immediately after the opening bracket.
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the clipboard.
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Keymap Sets the keyboard profile to be NetBeans Profile

RESOURCES
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default, profiles are provided for n Idea Profile
NetBeans, Eclipse, and Emacs. n Emacs Profile

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for NetBeans 5.5 keyboard
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shortcuts, which were radically
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Geertjan Wielenga is the NetBeans technical Pro NetBeans IDE 6 Rich The Definitive Guide to
writer responsible for documentation related Client Platform Edition NetBeans™ Platform is
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the book Rich Client Programming: Plugging features of NetBeans tive introduction to the
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