Plug-in - NetBeans

Plug-in Module Quick Start
NetBeans API List (see links) to continue
developing the module.
Using the Action Wizard
In the Projects window, right-click the
project node and choose New>File/Folder.
In the New File wizard, choose NetBeans
Module Development under Categories,
and Action under File Types. Click Next.
In the Action Type panel, accept the
defaults and again click Next. In the GUI
Registration panel, select Global Menu
Item, and then Global Toolbar Button. Set
the following values:
• Category: Tools
• Menu: Tools
• Position: Tools - HERE -
• Toolbar: Build
• Position: Run Main Project - HERE
- Debug Main Project
Select Separator Before and Separator
After in the Global Menu Item section. You
should now see Figure 2.
Note the following about the sections in
the GUI Registration panel:
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• Category. Specifies where the action will be
located in the Keymap section of the Options
window.
• Global Menu Item. Specifies the menu where
the action will be registered as a menu item. The
position of the menu item within the existing items
in the menu can also be set here.
• Global Toolbar Button. Specifies the toolbar
where the action will be registered as a button.
The position of the toolbar button within the existing
buttons in the toolbar can also be set in this
section.
• Global Keyboard Shortcut. Specifies a key
stroke that will invoke the action.
• File Type Context Menu Item. Specifies the
MIME type of the file type where the menu item will appear.
The position of the menu item within the existing menu items and its
separators can also be set here.
• Editor Context Menu Item. Specifies the MIME type for the
editor where the menu item will appear. You can also set here the
position of the menu item within the existing menu items and
its separators.
Click Next. In the Name, Icon, and Location panel,
type “MyFirstAction” in Class Name and type “My
First Action” in Display Name. In Icon, browse to
a 16x16 pixel icon in your filesystem. For
example, you can find some
16x16 pixel icons at the following
location within your
NetBeans IDE 5.0 installation
directory:
enterprise2\jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9\
server\webapps\admin\images
Click Finish. The IDE
creates MyFirstAction.java in
org.myorg.myfirstmodule and
opens it in the Source Editor.
Listing 1 shows what you
should see.
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Figure 2
Plug-in
module GUI
Registration
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