NetBeans IDE 7 Cookbook

Rhawi Dantas

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Covers the full spectrum of features offered by the NetBeans IDE
Discover ready-to-implement solutions for developing desktop and web applications
Learn how to deploy, debug, and test your software using NetBeans IDE
Another title in Packt's Cookbook series giving clear, real-world solutions to common practical problems

Book Details

Language : English
Paperback : 308 pages [ 235mm x 191mm ]
Release Date : May 2011
ISBN : 1849512507
ISBN 13 : 9781849512503
Author(s) : Rhawi Dantas
Topics and Technologies : All Books, Cookbooks, Java, Open Source

Preface
Chapter 1: NetBeans Head First
Chapter 2: Basic IDE Usage
Chapter 3: Designing Desktop GUI Applications
Chapter 4: JDBC and NetBeans
Chapter 5: Building Web Applications
Chapter 6: Using JavaFX
Chapter 7: EJB Application
Chapter 8: Mobile Development
Chapter 9: Java Refactoring
Chapter 10: Extending the IDE
Chapter 11: Profiling and Testing
Chapter 12: Version Control
Index

Preface

Chapter 1: NetBeans Head First

Introduction
Creating a Java Project Using Wizard
Creating libraries
Sharing libraries
Importing Projects from Eclipse
Importing existing Maven Projects

Chapter 2: Basic IDE Usage

Introduction
Creating a Java Project using Maven support
Creating a package
Creating a class
Running the main class
Debugging a class
Creating constructors
Generating toString(), equals(), and hashCode()
Generating getters and setters

Chapter 3: Designing Desktop GUI Applications

Introduction
Creating a Java Desktop Application
Creating a Frame
Creating a Panel
Adding Event Listeners
Connecting your Application to a Database
Creating a customized icon for your application
Making executable Java Desktop Applications

Chapter 4: JDBC and NetBeans

Introduction
Setting up with MySQL
Setting up with PostgreSQL
Setting up with Apache Derby/Java DB
Setting up with Oracle
Built-in SQL editor

Chapter 5: Building Web Applications

Introduction
Creating a web project using the wizard
Introduction to Java EE 6 using NetBeans
Adding JSF as a web framework
Using JSF as a web framework
Using Apache Struts as a web framework
Using GWT as a web framework

Chapter 6: Using JavaFX

Introduction
Creating a JavaFX Project
Build UI with NetBeans JavaFX Composer
Connecting JavaFX Application to Web Service
Connecting JavaFX Application to Database
Application States in JavaFX

Chapter 7: EJB Application

Introduction
Creating EJB project
Adding JPA support
Creating Stateless Session Bean
Creating Stateful Session Beans
Sharing a service through Web Service
Creating a web service client

Chapter 8: Mobile Development

Introduction
Creating CLDC/MIDP applications
Creating CDC applications
Using the Visual Mobile Designer
Beautifying your mobile application

Chapter 9: Java Refactoring

Introduction
Renaming elements
Moving elements
Extracting a superclass
Extracting an interface
Encapsulating fields

Chapter 10: Extending the IDE

Introduction
Creating a new project Wizard
Creating a new file wizard
Creating options panels

Chapter 11: Profiling and Testing

Introduction
Profiling Java code
Creating unit tests
Using SQE for improved code quality
Monitoring HTTP connections
Using the JMeter load generator

Chapter 12: Version Control

Introduction
Adding a project to Subversion
Checking in modifications
Working with a Subversion branch
Resolving conflicts in Subversion
Creating a Mercurial project
Cloning a Mercurial repository
Committing to a Mercurial project

Index

Rhawi Dantas

Rhawi Dantas is a Brazilian Software Engineer, more specifically from Recife, with severeal years of experience in the Java platform. He has mainly focused on Web/Server development and has contributed to projects ranging from mobile/server integration, different customization of IDEs and development of CRMs. He currently works at Paf.com with Java Web development. He graduated as Bachelor in Information Systems and at that time he had the opportunity to work as a tutor for the University with Object Oriented Programming subject. Besides fulltime work he is on his way with his Masters in Software Systems at the Tampere University of Technology. He is also certified as SCJP, SCWCD, and SCSNI.

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Errata

- 5 submitted: last submission 30 Dec 2011

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What you will learn from this book

Get to grips with quick development patterns using NetBeans Platform
Step up your mobile development environment using NetBeans
Refactor faster and better
Work with a variety of web frameworks via NetBeans
Create and integrate different projects and technologies
Link up various servers and databases with NetBeans
Master the art of testing using NetBeans
Version-control your systems from the comfort of your IDE

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In Detail

Java IDEs have grown bigger and more complicated with time. Some development environments even require the user to spend countless hours searching for more software to bundle with the IDE just to start working. NetBeans abstracts much of the work needed to configure the environment and makes it convenient for Java developers to start coding straight away. With this book in hand you will tap into the endless possibilities of developing modern desktop and web applications in Java.

NetBeans IDE 7 Cookbook is perfect for you if you are ready to take the next step from the standard tutorials and move into the practical world. It will show you all the features of the NetBeans IDE used by Java developers. It goes to great lengths in explaining different ways of achieving a desired goal and uncovering features present in NetBeans that are often overlooked or forgotten.

The NetBeans IDE 7 Cookbook will appeal to Java programmers at all levels who are ready to go beyond just tutorials.

A practical solution reference with a series of to-the-point recipes that will help Java developers with all kinds of NetBeans development tasks

Approach

With this book you will learn in a step-by-step manner and build solutions from the ground up using NetBeans. Each recipe is well illustrated and the code contained in the examples is very engaging and will allow developers to build functional and fun software while learning how the IDE can help them with their tasks.

Who this book is for

Java developers of all levels who use NetBeans will be able to learn from and implement the thorough and well-explained solutions given in this Cookbook. If you want an easy reference on your desk to solve most of your day-to-day development queries with NetBeans, this book is for you.

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