NetBeans API Changes since Last Release

Version 7.2

17 Jul 2012

This document highlights changes in NetBeans APIs since previous version (i.e. 25 Nov 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, release 7.0.1, release 7.1, release 7.1.1, and release 7.1.2.

(Jun 13 '12) org-netbeans-modules-java-platform: Added Specification.getDisplayName returning the user friendly name of the platform specification.
(Jun 11 '12) org-openide-util: UNC-safe File / URI interconversion
(Jun 7 '12) org-netbeans-api-java: The SourceLevelQuery supports source level synonyms
(May 30 '12) org-netbeans-modules-projectapi: New constant UNOWNED in FileOwnerQuery to mark a folder as definitely not owned by any project.
(May 24 '12) org-openide-modules: Less restrictive check of code names of modules and OSGi bundles
(May 23 '12) org-netbeans-api-java: Introducing JavaClassPathConstants.COMPILE_ONLY
(May 20 '12) org-netbeans-modules-java-project: Added PreferredProjectPlatform
(May 16 '12) org-netbeans-modules-autoupdate-services: Mark an update as preferred just if needed
(May 16 '12) org-netbeans-modules-autoupdate-services: Added a method to get a descprition of content of Upadate Center
(May 16 '12) org-netbeans-modules-autoupdate-services: Added a method to get ID of license agreement
(May 16 '12) org-netbeans-modules-autoupdate-services: Check write permissions to installation directory
(May 16 '12) org-openide-awt: Support for Check for Updates feature
(May 14 '12) org-netbeans-modules-autoupdate-services: Allowing to specify external NBM content size
(Apr 24 '12) org-netbeans-modules-editor-lib2: UndoableEditWrapper interface added
(Apr 20 '12) org-openide-modules: By default each module provides its code name base as a token
(Apr 12 '12) org-netbeans-modules-editor-settings: Adding SimpleValueNames.EDITOR_SEARCH_TYPE
(Apr 11 '12) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added WorkingCopy.resolveRewriteTarget.
(Apr 11 '12) org-openide-filesystems: addRecursiveListener with a filter
(Apr 5 '12) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added GeneratorUtilities.createFromTemplate.
(Apr 4 '12) org-openide-explorer: setPropertyColumnAttribute() method added to OutlineView
(Apr 1 '12) org-netbeans-spi-palette: Deprecating ModuleInstall
(Mar 31 '12) org-openide-modules: OnStart and OnStop
(Mar 31 '12) org-openide-windows: Easy to use replacement for invokeWhenUIReady
(Mar 27 '12) org-netbeans-api-debugger: API for changing enabled state of a Watch
(Mar 27 '12) org-netbeans-modules-editor-lib2: EditorDocumentUtils.runExclusive method added
(Mar 27 '12) org-openide-util-lookup: Easy and robust way to register named services
(Mar 21 '12) org-openide-text: Added methods NbDocument.getDocument, NbDocument.openDocument with offset parameter and NbDocument.openDocument with line and column parameter
(Mar 21 '12) org-openide-windows: New branding property to disable Ctrl+Tab window switching.
(Mar 20 '12) org-netbeans-modules-projectapi: Added ActionProgress
(Mar 19 '12) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: Programmatically setting main project deprecated
(Mar 18 '12) org-netbeans-modules-sendopts: Easier way to process own --help request
(Mar 13 '12) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added GeneratorUtilities.appendToAnnotationValue.
(Mar 13 '12) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added factory methods to create an ElementHandle for type and package.
(Mar 13 '12) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added ReferencesCount support class which provides frequences of type usage in a source root.
(Mar 10 '12) org-openide-util-lookup: ProxyLookup computes results lazily
(Mar 8 '12) org-openide-awt: QuickSearch class that allows to attach quick search field to an arbitratry component.
(Mar 8 '12) org-openide-explorer: QuickSearch attached to OutlineView
(Mar 8 '12) org-openide-util: Exit with status code
(Mar 7 '12) org-openide-windows: Added method TopComponent.getSubComponents.
(Mar 7 '12) org-openide-windows: Added method TopComponent.getShortName()
(Feb 21 '12) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added several methods to CodeStyle supporting customization of the generated class members order and other minor formatting enhancements.
(Feb 20 '12) org-openide-filesystems: File System can create temporary file
(Feb 17 '12) org-netbeans-modules-parsing-api: Added SuspendStatus service which can be used by indexers to find out if indexing is suspended.
(Feb 14 '12) org-openide-windows: Added method TopComponent.makeBusy(boolean).
(Feb 7 '12) org-netbeans-modules-extexecution: SPI to allow extending process startup
(Feb 3 '12) org-openide-filesystems: SPI for Additions to System File System
(Feb 2 '12) org-openide-filesystems: Annotations to declare MIME type
(Jan 26 '12) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added SourceUtils.waitUserActionTask.
(Jan 26 '12) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added TaskIndexingMode into JavaSourceTaskFactorys
(Jan 26 '12) org-netbeans-modules-parsing-api: Added IndexingAwareParserResultTask which is a specialization of ParserResultTask which can be executed during scan.
(Jan 25 '12) org-openide-windows: Added branding options to replace the custom TabbedContainer with plain Swing JTabbedPane.
(Jan 23 '12) org-openide-loaders: Introduced DataObject.Registration and DataObject.Registrations
(Jan 20 '12) org-netbeans-modules-project-ant: Added AntProjectHelper.createSharabilityQuery2
(Jan 20 '12) org-openide-execution: NbClassLoader(FileObject[], ...) does not throw FileStateInvalidException
(Jan 20 '12) org-openide-filesystems: Introduced FileObject.toURI
(Jan 18 '12) org-apache-tools-ant-module: Added TargetLister.Target.getOriginatingScript
(Jan 13 '12) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: Adding ability to create a file sensitive action with custom performer
(Jan 13 '12) org-netbeans-modules-queries: SharabilityQuery and CollocationQuery extended to use URI
(Jan 13 '12) org-openide-filesystems: Provides default line separator
(Jan 12 '12) org-netbeans-spi-navigator: Added @NavigatorPanel.Registration
(Jan 6 '12) org-netbeans-modules-keyring: Keyring API usable from any thread
(Jan 6 '12) org-openide-awt: Added Actions.forID
(Jan 3 '12) org-openide-nodes: ChildFactory.createKeys better supports incremental display
(Jan 3 '12) org-openide-util: @NbBundle.Messages available on fields
(Dec 31 '11) org-netbeans-modules-sendopts: @Arg annotation
(Dec 20 '11) org-netbeans-modules-extexecution: New API method to open IO tab on error
(Dec 19 '11) org-netbeans-api-debugger: Added a possibility to enable/disable other breakpoints when one is hit.
(Dec 15 '11) org-apache-tools-ant-module: Added AntSession.getProperties
(Dec 14 '11) org-openide-awt: Added lazy attribute to ActionRegistration
(Dec 13 '11) org-openide-util: HelpCtx.display added
(Dec 12 '11) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: Will open project notification
(Dec 9 '11) org-netbeans-core-multiview: Validate icons
(Nov 30 '11) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added TreePathHandle.getElementHandle.
(Nov 29 '11) org-netbeans-modules-parsing-api: Added ConstrainedBinaryIndexer.Registration.namePattern to allow indexers to use name pattern rather than expensive mime type.
(Nov 29 '11) org-openide-filesystems: Introduced FileObject.revert
(Nov 28 '11) org-netbeans-api-annotations-common: Added StaticResource