NetBeans API Changes since Last Release

Version 7.1

7 Dec 2011

This document highlights changes in NetBeans APIs since previous version (e.g. since 13 May 2011). 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, release 6.8, release 6.9, release 6.9.1, release 7.0, and release 7.0.1.

(Nov 22 '11) org-openide-filesystems: Detailed FileEvent constructor
(Nov 15 '11) org-netbeans-modules-projectapi: SourceGroup.contains no longer throws IllegalArgumentException
(Nov 14 '11) org-netbeans-modules-editor-lib2: Add "weight" attribute to EditorActionRegistration.
(Nov 12 '11) org-openide-windows: Added a client property to turn copy drag and drop of clonable TopComponents off.
(Nov 10 '11) org-netbeans-modules-parsing-api: Added ConstrainedBinaryIndexer to prevent indexer creation when constrained are not fulfilled.
(Nov 8 '11) org-netbeans-spi-palette: Allow to turn the auto-show of palette window on/off.
(Nov 7 '11) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added TreeUtilities.isCompileTimeConstantExpression.
(Oct 26 '11) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added CompilationInfo.getCachedValue, CompilationInfo.putCachedValue and CompilationInfo.CacheClearPolicy.
(Oct 20 '11) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added ClassIndex.getResourcesForPackage and ClassIndex.getElementsForPackageto allow to find package usages.
(Oct 19 '11) org-openide-windows: Added optional role parameter to TopComponent Registration annotation.
(Oct 12 '11) org-openide-util: RequestProcessor tweaks
(Sep 20 '11) org-netbeans-modules-java-sourceui: Added overload method for TypeElementFinder.find which allows to specify the prefilled initial text
(Sep 20 '11) org-openide-util: SPI NetworkSettings.ProxyCredentialsProvider added
(Sep 20 '11) org-openide-util: NetworkSettings.suppressAuthenticationDialog added
(Sep 14 '11) org-openide-awt: Close Button API
(Sep 10 '11) org-netbeans-modules-projectapi: Added LookupProviderSupport.createActionProviderMerger factory method
(Sep 7 '11) org-openide-dialogs: Added BackgroundInstantiatingIterator
(Sep 3 '11) org-openide-loaders: ToolbarPool.isFinished
(Sep 1 '11) org-openide-modules: Added Places
(Aug 31 '11) org-netbeans-spi-navigator: Added SPI interface NavigatorDisplayer
(Aug 31 '11) org-openide-explorer: API method for creating a PropertyEnv instance
(Aug 31 '11) org-openide-nodes: A way to show a custom editor dialog for a property
(Aug 29 '11) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added GeneratorUtilities.addImports and several methods to CodeStyle to support organizing imports.
(Aug 26 '11) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added SourceUtils.computeDuplicates to get code duplicates of provided expression
(Aug 22 '11) org-netbeans-modules-java-project: Added ProjectClassPathModifier.extenderForModifier
(Aug 11 '11) org-netbeans-api-java: Added SourceJavadocAttacher to allow clients to attach source (javadoc) roots to binary root
(Aug 5 '11) org-openide-filesystems: FileObject.getMIMEType(String... withinMIMETypes)
(Aug 1 '11) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added SourceUtils.getJVMSignature to obtain the JVM signature for an ElementHandle
(Jul 25 '11) org-netbeans-modules-java-project: Added JavaTemplates.JAVA_ICON
(Jul 25 '11) org-openide-filesystems: LayerBuilder can validate resources
(Jul 25 '11) org-openide-filesystems: LayerGenerationException has new constructors
(Jul 25 '11) org-openide-loaders: Introduced Template
(Jul 20 '11) org-openide-text: fix hole in commit-groups about empty commit group
(Jul 18 '11) org-netbeans-core-multiview: Tab switching action in popup
(Jul 16 '11) org-netbeans-modules-editor-lib2: Zoom text actions added
(Jul 13 '11) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added several methods to CodeStyle to support reformatting of comments.
(Jul 11 '11) org-openide-loaders: DataEditorSupport constructor with Lookup parameter
(Jun 30 '11) org-openide-explorer: In-place rename can be processed on background
(Jun 25 '11) org-openide-filesystems: FileUtil.getConfigObject
(Jun 22 '11) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added package search scope into ClassIndex to restrict search in given packages
(Jun 21 '11) org-openide-loaders: Simpler way to subclass MultiDataObject
(Jun 21 '11) org-openide-loaders: lookup(DataObject.class) fallback
(Jun 16 '11) org-netbeans-modules-project-libraries: Allow user created library to provide display name
(Jun 14 '11) org-openide-awt: Turn on Mnemonics in Popup Menus
(Jun 10 '11) org-openide-explorer: Allows one to disable quick search in property sheets, either globally or per-instance.
(Jun 10 '11) org-openide-loaders: Children for DataFolder are more effective
(Jun 7 '11) org-openide-windows: Added more attributes to Mode DTD to support new winsys features.
(Jun 6 '11) org-openide-windows: Support multiple window system layouts.
(Jun 1 '11) org-netbeans-core-multiview: MultiViewEditorElement
(Jun 1 '11) org-netbeans-core-multiview: MultiViews.create for MIME type
(Jun 1 '11) org-netbeans-core-multiview: @MultiViewElement.Registration
(Jun 1 '11) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Find span of the MethodTree#getParameters() parameter list in the source.
(Jun 1 '11) org-openide-loaders: DataEditorSupport.create(...., Callable<Pane>)
(Jun 1 '11) org-openide-text: CloneableEditor.closeLast
(Jun 1 '11) org-openide-text: CloneableEditor(associateLookup)
(Jun 1 '11) org-openide-text: CloneableEditor.initializeBySupport
(May 27 '11) org-openide-awt: New attributes (popupText, menuText) in @ActionRegistration annotation
(May 24 '11) org-openide-awt: Support "selected" icons in Actions and Actions.checkbox
(May 20 '11) org-openide-awt: Savable context interface