NetBeans API Changes since Last Release

Current Development Version

7 Mar 2014

This document highlights changes in NetBeans APIs since previous version (i.e. 3 Sep 2013). There are also other documents that list changes made for 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, release 7.1.2, release 7.2, release 7.2.1, release 7.3, release 7.3.1, release 7.4.

(Mar 4 '14) org-netbeans-libs-git: New methods in ProgressMonitor informing about the progress of command's subtasks.
(Feb 20 '14) org-openide-windows: Added method afterRedirect(CloneableOpenSupport) to CloneableOpenSupport
(Feb 18 '14) org-netbeans-libs-git: File status provides also information about the last index entry modification timestamp.
(Feb 3 '14) org-openide-windows: Override window system branding properties
(Jan 29 '14) org-openide-loaders: Introduce targetName for templates.
(Jan 20 '14) org-openide-util: Try to lock a Mutex
(Dec 23 '13) org-openide-modules: JavaFX Library Wrapper
(Dec 10 '13) org-netbeans-spi-palette: Introduced PaletteItemRegistration and PaletteItemRegistrations
(Dec 6 '13) org-openide-util: Added an option to load different images and icons when using a dark look and feel.
(Dec 5 '13) org-netbeans-core-multiview: Add/Remove MultiView elements to an existing MultiView TopComponent at runtime.
(Dec 3 '13) org-netbeans-modules-options-api: API to handle selection of subcategory from a composite OptionspanelController
(Nov 20 '13) org-netbeans-modules-projectapi:
(Nov 19 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added utility methods to find span of a Label's name in the source.
(Nov 14 '13) org-netbeans-bootstrap: Ability to patch classes
(Nov 13 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-api-common: Possibility to override project's bootstrap libraries
(Nov 11 '13) org-openide-explorer: Turn auto-complete in combo box editor off.
(Nov 4 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-api-common: Possibility to create project's boot classpath based on project properties
(Nov 4 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-api-common: Possibility to override main class check and main class selection
(Oct 31 '13) org-netbeans-libs-git: The log command returns also branches containing the commits from the result.
(Oct 29 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-api-common: Added ProjectOperations support for project operations in Ant based project.
(Oct 24 '13) org-netbeans-api-debugger-jpda: Add a way to create mirror objects in the target VM and execute static methods.
(Oct 23 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-api-common: Added ProjectConfigurations support for ProjectConfigurations in Ant base project.
(Oct 22 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-api-common: Added LibrariesNode.Builder to create configured LibrariesNode.
(Oct 21 '13) org-netbeans-modules-projectui: Added ProjectActionUtils
(Oct 17 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-api-common: Added LogicalViewProviders support to create default implementation of the LogicalViewProvider2.
(Oct 15 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-api-common: Added ProjectHooks factory to create default implementation of the ProjectOpenedHook and the ProjectXmlSavedHook}.
(Oct 15 '13) org-netbeans-modules-project-ant: Added GeneratedFilesInterceptor called by GeneratedFilesHelper when it generates a file
(Oct 10 '13) org-openide-loaders: Introduces SortMode for sorting by file extension.
(Oct 9 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-api-common: Extended ProjectProperties by additional common project properties
(Oct 9 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-api-common: Extended BootClassPathImplementation and ClassPathProviderImpl to support non j2se platforms
(Oct 7 '13) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: Allow creating ProjectProblemsProvider.ProjectProblem without a ProjectProblemResolver
(Oct 2 '13) org-apache-tools-ant-module: Added AntTargetExecutor.Env.setConcealedProperties
(Sep 26 '13) org-apache-tools-ant-module: TargetLister.Script is now returning information about parse exception
(Sep 25 '13) org-netbeans-libs-git: The log command returns also branches containing the commits from the result.
(Sep 24 '13) org-netbeans-modules-editor-completion: Addition of CompositeCompletionItem
(Sep 24 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-api-common: Added BaseActionProvider.Callback3 with a method providing additional build properties.
(Sep 24 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-j2seproject: Added SPI to allow J2SE Project extensions to supply additional build properties
(Sep 24 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-j2seproject: Added SPI to allow J2SE Project extensions to provide allowed runtime java platforms
(Sep 18 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-api-common: Added getter for profile from profile model.
(Sep 17 '13) org-netbeans-modules-editor-settings-storage: Implement profiles for annotations coloring
(Sep 17 '13) org-openide-dialogs: Added an option to disable the closing of a dialog with ESC key and title bar close button.
(Sep 11 '13) org-netbeans-swing-tabcontrol: Added ability to scroll document tabs when dragging a TopComponent over the editor area.