NetBeans IDE Field Guide


Book Description

The Only Complete Guide and Reference for NetBeans(TM) IDE 5.0 The award-winning NetBeans(TM) IDE eases all aspects of Java application development, incorporating a wide range of powerful features into one well-designed package. NetBeans IDE is consistently first in supporting the latest Java technologies for developing desktop, web, enterprise, and mobile applications. "NetBeans(TM) IDE Field Guide" provides an introduction to the IDE and an extensive range of topics to help you with both everyday and advanced programming tasks, including Taking advantage of the Ant-based project system to create easily deployable projectsDeveloping web applications with the built-in Apache Tomcat web serverConstructing, assembling, and verifying large-scale Java EE applicationsManaging the Sun Java System Application Server through NetBeans IDEDeveloping mobile applications with the NetBeans Mobility PackIn this expanded second edition, you can also learn how toBuild powerful and attractive desktop applications with the Matisse GUI BuilderProfile your applications for performance issuesDevelop modules for NetBeans IDE and rich-client applications based on the NetBeans PlatformChat and share code with other developers using the NetBeans Collaboration Modules




Beginning NetBeans IDE


Book Description

Beginning NetBeans IDE is your authoritative tutorial for learning and using the open source NetBeans IDE platform backed by Oracle. Written by a NetBeans product manager at Oracle, Geertjan Wielenga shows you what NetBeans really is all about and how to install and set it up. Then, right away, he shows you how to write your first simple NetBeans Java application. In this book, you get a tour of the various, essential and key NetBeans wizards and plug-ins. Then, you start building a more complex Java-based application using the NetBeans IDE. And, you learn how to improve that application by exploring the NetBeans refactoring, testing/debugging, profiling and distribution tools. After reading and using this tutorial, you'll come away with a working case study that you can re-apply as a template for your own specific needs. You'll have an understanding of the key essentials of the popular NetBeans IDE.




The Definitive Guide to NetBeansTM Platform 7


Book Description

The NetBeans Platform is the world's only modular Swing application framework, used by very large organizations in mission-critical scenarios, such as at Boeing and Northrop Grumman, as well as in the financial sector and in the oil/gas industry. For these large customers in enterprises who are increasingly interested in Maven and OSGi, the book will have particular relevance. The Definitive Guide to NetBeansTM Platform 7 is a thorough and authoritative introduction to the open-source NetBeans Platform, covering all its major APIs in detail, with relevant code examples used throughout. Provides a completely updated definitive guide to the NetBeans Platform, using the latest APIs, coding patterns, and methodologies. Focuses strongly on business features in an application, since Oracle's customers are particularly interested in business-related aspects. For example, how to use OSGi, how to add authentication/security, how to monetize from a modular application. The original German book on which this title is based was well received. The NetBeans Platform Community has put together this English translation, which covers the latest NetBeans Platform 7 APIs. With an introduction by known NetBeans Platform experts Jaroslav Tulach and Tim Boudreau, this is the most up-to-date book on this topic at the moment. All NetBeans Platform developers will gain something from this book, because several topics in the book have not been documented anywhere else.




NetBeans: The Definitive Guide


Book Description

This is the authoritative reference for understanding and using the NetBeans Integrated Development Environment for creating new software with Java. Contains a detailed tutorial.




Rich Client Programming


Book Description

The open-source NetBeans Platform is an extraordinarily powerful framework for building "write once, run anywhere" rich client applications. Now, for the first time since the release of NetBeans IDE 5.0, there's a comprehensive guide to rich client development on the NetBeans Platform. Written for Java developers and architects who have discovered that basic Swing components are not enough for them, this book will help you get started with NetBeans module development, master NetBeans' key APIs, and learn proven techniques for building reliable desktop software. Each chapter is filled with practical, step-by-step instructions for creating complete rich client applications on top of the NetBeans Platform and plugins for NetBeans IDE. Rich Client Programming 's wide-ranging content covers Why modular development makes sense for small, medium, and large applications Using NetBeans to accelerate development and improve efficiency Leveraging NetBeans productivity features, from the Component Palette to Code Completion Leveraging NetBeans' modular architecture in your own applications Implementing loosely coupled communication to improve code maintainability and robustness Managing user- and system-configuration data Building reloadable components with solid threading models Constructing sophisticated multiwindow applications and presenting rich data structures to users Adding user-configurable options Integrating Web services with NetBeans desktop applications Automating module updates and providing user help Foreword by Jonathan Schwartz Foreword by Jan Chalupa Preface About the Authors and Contributors Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Getting Started with the NetBeans Platform Chapter 2: The Benefits of Modular Programming Chapter 3: Modular Architecture Chapter 4: Loosely Coupled Communication Chapter 5: Lookup Chapter 6: Filesystems Chapter 7: Threading, Listener Patterns, and MIME Lookup Chapter 8: The Window System Chapter 9: Nodes, Explorer Views, Actions, and Presenters Chapter 10: DataObjects and DataLoaders Chapter 11: Graphical User Interfaces Chapter 12: Multiview Editors Chapter 13: Syntax Highlighting Chapter 14: Code Completion Chapter 15: Component Palettes Chapter 16: Hyperlinks Chapter 17: Annotations Chapter 18: Options Windows Chapter 19: Web Frameworks Chapter 20: Web Services Chapter 21: JavaHelp Documentation Chapter 22 Update Centers Chapter 23: Use Case 1: NetBeans Module Development Chapter 24: Use Case 2: Rich Unger on Application Development Chapter A: Advanced Module System Techniques Chapter B: Common Idioms and Code Patterns in NetBeans Chapter C: Performance Index




Java Studio Creator Field Guide


Book Description




Pro NetBeans IDE 5.5 Enterprise Edition


Book Description

Pro NetBeans aims to publish on the NetBeans Java IDE, a market that is now under-represented in the marketplace, unlike the near saturation of Eclipse books. Specifically, this book aims to be first to market on the new NetBeans 5.5 Java IDE, based on the relatively new Java EE 5 platform and J2SE 5. It discusses real life case studies and directly relates the material to topics the reader can quickly understand. The book is intended for Java developers of varying skill who may or may not be familiar with Netbeans IDE or Java IDEs in general. Netbeans IDE is an amazing tool for rapidly developing Java applications.




Minecraft Mods Programming


Book Description

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Minecraft® Mods Programming Minecraft® is a registered trademark of Mojang Synergies / Notch Development AB. This book is not affiliated with or sponsored by Mojang Synergies / Notch Development AB. Now you can mod your Minecraft game environment into anything you can imagine, without becoming a technical expert! This book is the fastest way to master Minecraft modding and use Java to transform the Minecraft game's worlds, tools, behavior, weapons, structures, mobs... everything! Plus, you'll learn Java programming skills you can use anywhere. Learn how to do what you want, the way you want, one incredibly easy step at a time. Modding the Minecraft game has never been this simple! This is the easiest, most practical beginner's guide to creating killer Minecraft mods in Java... simple, reliable, full-color instructions for doing everything you really want to do! Here's a small sample of what you'll learn: Set up your Minecraft server and mod development tools Master Java basics every Minecraft game modder needs to know Read, write, store, and change information throughout your mod Build mods that can make decisions and respond to player actions Understand object-oriented programming and the objects you can program in Minecraft Handle errors without crashing the Minecraft game Use threads to create mobs that can do many things at once Customize your mobs, and build on existing objects to write new mods Spawn new mobs, find hidden mobs, and make one mob ride another Dig holes and build structures Create projectile weapons and potion effects Share your mods with the world




Absolute Beginner's Guide to Minecraft Mods Programming


Book Description

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Minecraft® Mods Programming Minecraft® is a registered trademark of Mojang Synergies / Notch Development AB. This book is not affiliated with or sponsored by Mojang Synergies / Notch Development AB. Now you can mod your Minecraft game environment into anything you can imagine, without becoming a technical expert! This book is the fastest way to master Minecraft modding and use Java to transform the Minecraft game's worlds, tools, behavior, weapons, structures, mobs… everything! Plus, you'll learn Java programming skills you can use anywhere. Learn how to do what you want, the way you want, one incredibly easy step at a time. Modding the Minecraft game has never been this simple! This is the easiest, most practical beginner’s guide to creating killer Minecraft mods in Java… simple, reliable, full-color instructions for doing everything you really want to do! Here's a small sample of what you'll learn: Set up your Minecraft server and mod development tools Master Java basics every Minecraft game modder needs to know Read, write, store, and change information throughout your mod Build mods that can make decisions and respond to player actions Understand object-oriented programming and the objects you can program in Minecraft Handle errors without crashing the Minecraft game Use threads to create mobs that can do many things at once Customize your mobs, and build on existing objects to write new mods Spawn new mobs, find hidden mobs, and make one mob ride another Dig holes and build structures Create projectile weapons and potion effects Share your mods with the world




JavaFX Developer's Guide


Book Description

Updated for JavaFX 1.3 The JavaFX platform makes it possible to write applications that can be deployed across devices ranging from cell phones to desktops, with little or no change required. JavaFX applications are written using JavaFX Script, a new and easy-to-use scripting language. Kim Topley’s JavaFXTM Developer’s Guide thoroughly covers the JavaFX language and its core libraries and shows you step by step how to develop and deliver JavaFX applications for the desktop and for mobile devices. It provides complete coverage of all aspects of the language, including Language syntax Tools you can use to develop, debug, and deploy JavaFX applications User interface classes Animation How to play audio and video How to use RESTful Web services and databases to retrieve the data for your application How to create custom components Transformations User interface basics, attributes, events,and controls JavaFX and networking JavaFX development with NetBeans and Eclipse Packaging and deployment Topley highlights critical topics that other books gloss over, presents detailed examples that stretch JavaFX to its limits, and shows you exactly how to build on the skills you already have. Whether you’ve been focused on HTML/XML/CSS Web development or Java Swing, this book will help you get outstanding results with JavaFX.