Pro Netbeans IDE 6 Rich Client Platform Edition

Contents at a Glance

Contents

About the Author

About the Technical Reviewer

Acknowledgments

Preface

Downloading, Installing, and Customizing NetBeans

Downloading Files

Installing the NetBeans IDE

Customizing the NetBeans JVM Startup Options

Managing Plugins and Updates

Setting a Proxy

Customizing the IDE

Navigating and Understanding the IDE Layout

Summary

The Source Editor

Working in the Projects Window

Working in the Files Window

Arranging and Navigating

Working in the Source Editor

Source Editor Menus

Source Editor Shortcuts

Supporting Features and Tools

Summary

Code Completion and Templates

Code Completion

Using Code Completion

Code Templates

File Templates

Summary

Debugging

What Is IDE Debugging?

Project- Level Debugging Settings

Breakpoints

Debugging Java Code

Stepping Through Code

Debugging with Watches

Local Variables Window

Summary

Profiling

Configuring Profiler Properties

Profiler Calibration

Profiling Java Applications

Understanding the Profiler Telemetry

Profiling External and Remote Applications

Summary

Managing Version Control

Using CVS

Using Subversion

Using Local History

Summary

Generating and Accessing Javadoc

Elements of Javadoc

Creating Javadoc in NetBeans

Accessing Javadoc

Summary

Managing Builds with Ant and Maven

Ant Tasks and Targets

Configuring Ant Properties in NetBeans

NetBeans Project Build Files

Working with Targets

Introduction to Maven

Working with Maven Projects

Summary

JUnit Testing

Creating a JUnit Test Case

Running JUnit Tests

Configuring JUnit Properties in NetBeans

Summary

Refactoring

NetBeans Refactoring Options

Move Class Refactoring

Rename Refactoring

Safe Delete Refactoring

Use Supertype Where Possible Refactoring

Move Inner to Outer Level Refactoring

Encapsulate Fields Refactoring

Pull Up Refactoring

Push Down Refactoring

Convert Anonymous to Inner Refactoring

Introduce Method Refactoring

Extract Interface Refactoring

Extract Superclass Refactoring

Change Method Parameters Refactoring

Refactoring Keyboard Shortcuts

Summary

Code-Quality Tools

Working with Checkstyle

Working with PMD

Working with SQE

Summary

Developing JRuby/Ruby on Rails Applications

Installing Ruby Support

Configuring Your Environment

Creating a Ruby Application Project

Creating a Ruby on Rails Project

Adding Files to the Project

The Ruby Editor

Running Rake Tasks

Customizing the Ruby Project

The Ruby Gem Manager

Managing Rails Plugins

Testing Your Ruby Project

Debugging Your Project

IRB and the Rails Console

JRuby

Putting It All Together

Summary

Developing Web Applications

Create a Web Application Project

Navigating the Web Application Project

JavaScript and CSS File Support

Building a Web Application

Running a Web Application

Defining Java Application Servers

HTTP Monitoring

Working with Web Application Frameworks

Summary

Developing Web Services: JAX- WS, SOA, BPEL, and RESTful

Installing the Web Services Modules

Creating Web Services

Working with SOA and BPEL

Creating a Composite Application

Creating RESTful Web Services

Summary

Developing GUI Applications

Creating a Simple GUI Application

Using the Swing Application Framework

Using Beans Binding

Summary

Developing Rich Client Applications

Features Provided by the NetBeans Platform

Getting Started

Terminology

NetBeans Platform SDK

Meeting the APIs Outside of the Platform

Assembling a NetBeans Platform Application

Further Reading

Summary of the Main NetBeans APIs

Summary

Index