NetBeans API Changes since Last Release

Version 6.5

10 Nov 2008

This document highlights changes in NetBeans APIs since previous version (e.g. since 25 Apr 2008). There are also other documents that list changes made for release 4.1, release 5.0, release 5.5, release 6.0, and release 6.1.

(Sep 30 '08) org-netbeans-modules-project-ant: Added method SourcesHelper.registerExternalRoots with minimalSubfolders parameter
(Sep 29 '08) org-netbeans-modules-java-project: Added JavaRunner
(Sep 16 '08) org-openide-explorer: setSelectedNodes() does partial selection instead of throwing IllegalArgumentException when some of newly selected nodes are not under root context.
(Sep 16 '08) org-openide-util: Added OS_OPENBSD and OS_UNIX_OTHER fields
(Sep 7 '08) org-netbeans-api-visual: Support for contiguous selection action added (factory method+provider+event)
(Sep 3 '08) org-openide-filesystems: FileUtil.getMIMEType() can be restricted by listed MIME types
(Aug 28 '08) org-netbeans-modules-editor-settings: Adding SimpleValueNames.JAVADOC_POPUP_NEXT_TO_CC
(Aug 27 '08) org-netbeans-modules-db: Add ability to ensure a JDBC connection is valid
(Aug 27 '08) org-netbeans-modules-project-ant: Enhance AntArtifact support with ability to specify build.xml location and name
(Aug 25 '08) org-netbeans-api-visual: Added interface that extends EditorController for ability to query for invocation type
(Aug 25 '08) org-openide-filesystems: XMLFileSystem attributes can be queried for instance class
(Aug 15 '08) org-netbeans-modules-db: Add support for always quoting and for unquoting SQL identifiers.
(Aug 13 '08) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Better ways of getting CodeStyle instance
(Aug 8 '08) org-openide-util: Added OS_WINVISTA field
(Aug 4 '08) org-openide-nodes: Adding public int Children.getNodesCount(boolean optimalResult), protected Children.Keys(boolean lazy), Children.snapshot(), NodeMemberEvent.getSnapshot(), NodeReorderEvent.getSnapshot()
(Jul 22 '08) org-netbeans-modules-java-project: Detection of Javadoc root and source root
(Jul 22 '08) org-netbeans-modules-settings: Ignore settings for intentionally removed classes.
(Jul 17 '08) org-netbeans-modules-options-api: Support for searchable options
(Jul 11 '08) org-netbeans-modules-options-api: Support for searchable options
(Jul 11 '08) org-netbeans-modules-project-ant: Project XML metadata automatically validated against schemas
(Jul 11 '08) org-openide-util: Added XMLUtil.validate
(Jul 10 '08) org-openide-filesystems: Declarative MIME resolvers now available in standalone mode
(Jul 9 '08) org-netbeans-modules-projectapi: Added class SingleMethod
(Jul 8 '08) org-openide-filesystems: XMLFileSystem supports 'bundlevalue' attribute
(Jul 8 '08) org-openide-windows: TopComponent.openAction
(Jul 7 '08) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added BuildArtifactMapper
(Jul 7 '08) org-openide-text: Improve Line.show
(Jul 3 '08) org-openide-dialogs: New WizardDescriptor constants introduced for info and warning messages
(Jul 3 '08) org-openide-dialogs: Wizard Descriptor properties changed to constants, two new constants introduced
(Jun 27 '08) org-netbeans-modules-db: Add ability to get the underlying JDBC Driver instance for a JDBCDriver
(Jun 27 '08) org-netbeans-modules-db: Add ability to show the Add JDBC Driver dialog synchronously
(Jun 27 '08) org-openide-loaders: Changes in FolderLookup are delivered in dedicated thread
(Jun 27 '08) org-openide-util: AbstractLookup and ProxyLookup fire changes asynchronously
(Jun 27 '08) org-openide-util: RequestProcessor implements Executor interface
(Jun 26 '08) org-netbeans-modules-db: Add ability to connect a database connection directly with no UI
(Jun 25 '08) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added ModificationResult.getSpan and WorkingCopy.tag
(Jun 24 '08) org-netbeans-api-visual: GraphLayoutFactory.createHierarchicalGraphLayout added two additional calls to allow configuration of inverted and layout spacing.
(Jun 14 '08) org-netbeans-modules-print: Initial version of the Print API
(Jun 12 '08) org-apache-tools-ant-module: Added AntScriptUtils
(Jun 12 '08) org-netbeans-modules-project-ant: Support for (IDE) variables in Ant based project types
(Jun 11 '08) org-netbeans-modules-project-ant: Support for adding/copying libraries used by build process only
(Jun 11 '08) org-openide-loaders: DataObjects without DataLoaders
(Jun 9 '08) org-netbeans-modules-project-ant: Added AntProjectHelper.createAuxiliaryProperties()
(Jun 9 '08) org-netbeans-modules-projectapi: Added ProjectUtils.getAuxiliaryConfiguration
(Jun 9 '08) org-netbeans-modules-projectapi: Added ProjectUtils.getPreferences.
(Jun 9 '08) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: Project root nodes automatically badged
(Jun 6 '08) org-openide-util: ImageUtilities class (with additional methods) was created as replacement for "image methods" in Utilities.
(Jun 6 '08) org-openide-windows: Added a group of resource bundle properties for customization of window system behavior.
(Jun 5 '08) org-netbeans-api-java: Splitting the java API to independent ClassPath API and the rest of the java API
(Jun 5 '08) org-netbeans-api-java-classpath: Splitting the java API to independent ClassPath API and the rest of the java API
(Jun 3 '08) org-netbeans-modules-editor-settings: Adding SimpleValueNames.THICK_CARET_WIDTH
(Jun 2 '08) org-netbeans-api-debugger-jpda: Enhance JPDA API with better thread control.
(Jun 2 '08) org-netbeans-spi-viewmodel: Extension to NodeModel.
(Jun 2 '08) org-openide-nodes: Children.getNodeAt is changing to public
(May 29 '08) org-openide-explorer: Added OutlineView component which is a replacement for buggy TreeTableView.
(May 28 '08) org-netbeans-modules-lexer: Joined Sections Lexing
(May 28 '08) org-netbeans-modules-options-api: API to open the options dialog with some subcategory pre-selected
(May 27 '08) org-netbeans-modules-editor-settings: Added EditorStyleConstants.RenderingHints constant
(May 27 '08) org-openide-windows: Changed behavior of TopComponent.close() and TopComponentGroup.close() for non persistent TopComponent
(May 26 '08) org-netbeans-modules-editor-settings: Added code folding related constants to SimpleValueNames
(May 26 '08) org-openide-loaders: Loaders are registered in layer files
(May 19 '08) org-netbeans-modules-java-project: Create LookupMerger implementation for ClassPathProvider
(May 16 '08) org-openide-text: "beforeSaveRunnable" document property
(May 13 '08) org-netbeans-modules-editor-settings: Added switch for auto completing pair characters
(May 6 '08) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added TypeUtilities.substitute
(May 5 '08) org-netbeans-spi-palette: Allowing user dropping text into the palette to create new custom code clips.
(Apr 29 '08) org-netbeans-api-visual: New Resource Table.