NetBeans API Changes since Last Release

Version 6.7

24 Jun 2009

This document highlights changes in NetBeans APIs since previous version (e.g. since 22 Oct 2008). There are also other documents that list changes made for release 4.1, release 5.0, release 5.5, release 6.0, release 6.1, and release 6.5.

(May 7 '09) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added new Method allowing creating varargs methods.
(May 6 '09) org-netbeans-modules-db: Add a DatabaseConnection.getJDBCDriver() method
(May 6 '09) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: OpenProjects.open() supports visual progress
(May 6 '09) org-openide-awt: API to hide close button in CloseButtonTabbedPane
(Apr 15 '09) org-netbeans-modules-autoupdate-services: Feature enabled only when all its dependencies are enabled
(Apr 7 '09) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: Utility method OpenProjects.isProjectOpen
(Apr 7 '09) org-openide-awt: AlwaysEnabledAction extra properties and Action.NAME synchronization
(Apr 6 '09) org-openide-modules: Dependency class made serializable
(Apr 2 '09) org-netbeans-modules-project-ant: Added SourcesHelper constructor accepting Project
(Apr 1 '09) org-netbeans-core-ide: Annotation to register Nodes into Services tab
(Apr 1 '09) org-openide-nodes: Support for declarative Node registrations
(Mar 31 '09) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Changed Comment API
(Mar 31 '09) org-netbeans-spi-tasklist: Task List implementation uses Indexing API to cache scanned tasks.
(Mar 30 '09) org-netbeans-modules-options-api: "Classic" mode fully implemented in module
(Mar 16 '09) org-apache-tools-ant-module: Added AntSession.getIO
(Mar 8 '09) org-netbeans-spi-viewmodel: Check extension to NodeModel.
(Mar 8 '09) org-openide-explorer: Support for check-boxes displayed next to node icons.
(Mar 6 '09) org-openide-io: Adding API to control output color and programmatical scrolling
(Mar 5 '09) org-openide-awt: Support for showing of notification-like messages in the main status line.
(Mar 3 '09) org-netbeans-modules-project-ant: Register Ant based projects with @annotation
(Feb 28 '09) org-netbeans-api-debugger: Support for providing initial values of properties.
(Feb 28 '09) org-netbeans-api-debugger: Support for listening to changes of property values.
(Feb 18 '09) org-netbeans-modules-java-project: Constants for SourceGroupModifier
(Feb 18 '09) org-netbeans-modules-projectapi: introduction of SourceGroupModifier, a way to create SourceGroup if missing
(Feb 16 '09) org-netbeans-modules-editor-settings: Adding SimpleValueNames.ALT_HYPERLINK_ACTIVATION_MODIFIERS
(Feb 5 '09) org-openide-io: Multiple IOProvider support, possibility to specify "parent container" for IO tab
(Feb 3 '09) org-openide-filesystems: Read files with asText(), asBytes() and asLines()
(Feb 2 '09) org-netbeans-api-debugger: Lookup improvements and service annotation registration.
(Feb 2 '09) org-netbeans-api-debugger-jpda: Annotations for debugger service registration.
(Jan 29 '09) org-openide-windows: Window system customizations on TopComponent level
(Jan 26 '09) org-openide-util: Added loadImageIcon(String resource, boolean localized)
(Jan 23 '09) org-netbeans-modules-projectapi: Add annotations @ProjectServiceProvider and @LookupMerger.Registration
(Jan 22 '09) org-netbeans-api-annotations-common: Initial version released
(Jan 14 '09) org-openide-filesystems: Possibility to add FileChangeListeners on File (even not existing)
(Jan 13 '09) org-netbeans-api-debugger-jpda: Improve threading model.
(Jan 13 '09) org-netbeans-modules-projectapi: Provide project icon without actually loading the project
(Jan 12 '09) org-openide-filesystems: Added FileUtil.getConfigFile and getConfigRoot for simpler access to default filesystem
(Jan 10 '09) org-netbeans-modules-settings: readProperties can designate its replace
(Jan 10 '09) org-netbeans-modules-settings: @ConvertAsProperties annotation
(Jan 8 '09) org-openide-util: Added keyToString(KeyStroke stroke, boolean portable)
(Jan 6 '09) org-openide-awt: Allow messages to show in the main status line permanently.
(Jan 6 '09) org-openide-modules: Added annotation @PatchedPublic
(Dec 19 '08) org-openide-filesystems: Persisted registration of file extension to MIME type
(Dec 1 '08) org-openide-filesystems: FileChooserBuilder added
(Nov 28 '08) org-netbeans-modules-settings: Allow convertors to recognize .xml files in specially attributed folders.
(Nov 28 '08) org-openide-dialogs: Simplify handling error/warning/info messages in dialogs
(Nov 28 '08) org-openide-loaders: Deprecation of Toolbar drag and drop API
(Nov 25 '08) org-openide-nodes: Adding ChildFactory.Detachable to allow ChildFactory implementations to attach and detach listeners more easily
(Nov 24 '08) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Migrated to the parsing.api
(Nov 20 '08) org-netbeans-modules-extexecution: Published as a stable API
(Nov 20 '08) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: Add annotation @NodeFactory.Registration
(Nov 18 '08) org-openide-filesystems: Added new elements to MIME resolver DTD
(Nov 13 '08) org-netbeans-modules-projectapi: Add annotation @LookupProvider.Registration
(Nov 1 '08) org-openide-filesystems: Support for annotation processors generating XML layer fragments
(Nov 1 '08) org-openide-util: Added ServiceProvider annotation
(Oct 30 '08) org-openide-loaders: Faster Filtering based on FileObjects
(Oct 23 '08) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: Pluggable Repeat/Stop build actions