NetBeans API Changes since Last Release

Version 6.9.1

29 Jul 2010

This document highlights changes in NetBeans APIs since previous version (e.g. since 10 Dec 2009). 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, release 6.5, release 6.7, and release 6.8.

(Jun 7 '10) org-netbeans-spi-viewmodel: Custom table cell renderers and editors.
(May 14 '10) org-openide-modules: Documented the new native library lookup mechanism
(May 1 '10) org-openide-io: Added API for fine grain control over IO select operation
(May 1 '10) org-openide-io: Incompatible change to semantics of IOContainer.select()
(Apr 24 '10) org-openide-explorer: ListView can now display ".." item
(Apr 21 '10) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: Added definesMainProject property to wizards
(Apr 16 '10) org-openide-nodes: New constructor of IndexedNode
(Apr 15 '10) org-netbeans-api-java: Introducing AnnotationProcessingQuery.Result.Trigger
(Apr 15 '10) org-netbeans-modules-projectapi: Added MoveOrRenameOperationImplementation
(Apr 13 '10) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: Added Templates.buildSimpleTargetChooser
(Apr 13 '10) org-openide-loaders: Added CreateFromTemplateHandler.FREE_FILE_EXTENSION
(Apr 13 '10) org-openide-util: Simplified constructor for RequestProcessor
(Apr 7 '10) org-openide-loaders: FileEncodingQuery registered per MIME type takes preceedence
(Apr 7 '10) org-openide-util: Refactored XML methods from various modules to be added to XMLUtil. Seven new methods added.
(Apr 2 '10) org-openide-util: Added CharSequences
(Apr 1 '10) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: Added CommonProjectActions.forType
(Apr 1 '10) org-openide-awt: HIDE_WHEN_DISABLED
(Mar 25 '10) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: Added public static ProjectCustomizer.encodingModel(String) and public static ProjectCustomizer.encodingRenderer()
(Mar 23 '10) org-netbeans-api-debugger-jpda: JPDADebugger.startListeningAndGetEngines().
(Mar 4 '10) org-netbeans-api-java: Introducing AnnotationProcessingQuery.Result.processorOptions
(Mar 4 '10) org-netbeans-modules-diff: Enhanced UI in diff views
(Mar 4 '10) org-netbeans-modules-editor-settings: Adding SimpleValueNames.NON_PRINTABLE_CHARACTERS_VISIBLE
(Mar 4 '10) org-netbeans-modules-editor-settings: Adding SimpleValueNames.TEXT_LINE_WRAP
(Mar 2 '10) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added SourceUtils.getAttributeValueCompletions method.
(Mar 1 '10) org-openide-filesystems: Ability to specify "weight" for MultiFileSystem overrides
(Feb 28 '10) org-netbeans-api-debugger: Breakpoints group properties.
(Feb 26 '10) org-openide-actions: ToolsAction via layers
(Feb 24 '10) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added support for encoding/decoding exotic identifiers to TreeUtilities.
(Feb 23 '10) org-netbeans-api-debugger: It's possible to override New Watch action with a session-specific provider.
(Feb 20 '10) org-openide-loaders: Added AcceleratorBinding
(Feb 17 '10) org-netbeans-modules-extexecution: New API method to avoid reset of custom IO
(Feb 17 '10) org-openide-filesystems: Interruptable addRecursiveListener
(Feb 14 '10) org-netbeans-api-debugger-jpda: Property for classes fixed event added.
(Feb 11 '10) org-netbeans-api-debugger: A declarative mechanism to delay creation of action provider instance until a file with specific MIME type becomes active.
(Feb 8 '10) org-netbeans-api-progress: SPI added
(Feb 5 '10) org-netbeans-api-java-classpath: Added a constant representing an empty ClassPath
(Jan 27 '10) org-netbeans-api-java: Introducing AnnotationProcessingQuery
(Jan 26 '10) org-openide-filesystems: Effective constructor for JarFileSystem
(Jan 21 '10) org-openide-util: Action SPI interfaces added
(Jan 21 '10) org-openide-util: NbPreferences.Provider added
(Jan 15 '10) org-netbeans-modules-java-project: Added JavadocAndSourceRootDetection.findSourceRoots method to find all source roots under the given folder
(Jan 15 '10) org-openide-util-lookup: Introducing semihidden SPI
(Jan 14 '10) org-openide-windows: Annotation to retain the location of non-persistent TopComponents if the user drags them to another location on the screen.
(Jan 11 '10) org-openide-explorer: OutlineView.setPropertyColumns, OutlineView.addPropertyColumn and OutlineView.removePropertyColumn added.
(Jan 8 '10) org-netbeans-api-progress: SPI added
(Jan 8 '10) org-openide-filesystems: Access methods added to MIMEResolver.UIHelpers
(Jan 6 '10) org-openide-modules: Simplified ModuleInstall lifecycle
(Jan 6 '10) org-openide-modules: Added InstalledFileLocator.locateAll
(Dec 21 '09) org-openide-explorer: OutlineView.setTreeSortable added.
(Dec 21 '09) org-openide-text: Deprecating style constants in NbDocument
(Dec 20 '09) org-openide-util: Lookup API extracted
(Dec 20 '09) org-openide-util-lookup: Separate module for Lookup API
(Dec 15 '09) org-netbeans-api-debugger: Support for changing the order of watches.
(Dec 15 '09) org-netbeans-spi-viewmodel: Drag and Drop support.
(Dec 11 '09) org-netbeans-modules-keyring: Keyring API created