I have been sent a Java file containing a GUI interface that I have to edit and add features. I have created a project on NetBeans and I am able to launch it. The problem is I can't edit the interface, and all the documentation I have found is about creating a new interface. So I would like to know if there is a way to edit the interface of the project with NetBeans. I am using NetBeans 7.2 on Linux.
So I would like to know if there is a way to edit the interface of the project with NetBeans.
Yes there is. But not using the 'form designer' or whatever Netbeans is calling it now. It requires actual knowledge of coding Java.
For the lazy people:
Open the old swing on the design tab, select all the items, copy and paste into the new swing file.
and voila..
It is also import the code from the old file (everything that is related to the swing elements).
I hope it helps
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I need to migrate some swing-based projects in the netbeans, with windows generated by GUI-Builder, to Eclipse, but Window Builder can't generate the screen design by reading .java files created by netbeans.
Is it possible to have the Window Builder render correctly the screens created in the Gui-Builder of the netbeans?
No, it isn't. Using a GUI builder locks the code into that IDE, and that GUI builder. This is one of a number of reasons that experienced GUI developers advise not to use them.
I am not exactly sure but when you go to File there is an option to Export Project. Try that, it could work but again I am not sure. I am new to Netbeans
I have created a GUI using the GUI Designer in IntelliJ IDEA, which includes the .form file as well as the bound class file.
The application runs as it is supposed to, and now I want to export the source files so that they can be used on other systems.
I know IDEA has the option to
Generate GUI into: Java source code
but this leaves me with remnants of intelliJ such as
$$$setupUI$$$() and $$$getRootComponent$$$()
Is there any way to have IDEA simply generate a class with a constructor or main that initializes the GUI, without relying on these sorts of seemingly unknown calls to unknown methods?
I just want to have my data members, generate them properly, and move on without these IntelliJ things.
Thanks for any assistance.
IntelliJ uses its own library to allow you to create GUIs visually, like in visual studio. Unfortunately, this means the form code you created only makes sense to this library. If you don't want to include the weird Java code or the dll, you will need to rewrite.
I've written a simulation with animations in Swing (and awt components) and graphing in JavaFX. However, I would like to build this in Netbeans so that all components are build correctly. I read on Oracle's site that I need to build with certain parameters to enable e.g. Swing functionality in a JavaFX application, but as I don't have any experience with packaging, I have no idea how to do this. I created my project in Netbeans as a "Java Application", but added the JavaFX functionality much later.
I recommend that you start looking here:
http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/installation_2-2/javafx-installation-mac.htm
Eventually you will find this:
https://netbeans.org/kb/72/java/javafx-setup.html
Projects done in a IDE can be confusing for those who do not know very well how to manipulate them. What you can do now is take a look at the link I gave you so you can learn to create and manipulate a JavaFX project. Then what you can do is create a new JavaFX project and import the classes you were using in the previous project. To copy the classes, you can simply import your class files with NetBeans, or you can copy and paste the files from your computer into Netbeans project that Netbeans will recognize your files.
Remember that at the end of all, the projects reflect the existing files on your computer. What an IDE primarily does for you is just to help you manipulate these files.
OBS: To learn how to use Netbeans with scene builder, look at the following link:
http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/scenebuilder/1/use_java_ides/sb-with-nb.htm
Hope this helps. As always, we're here. Good luck! :)
I'm building a Java application using NetBeans 7.0. The app is intended for use on Windows, so I guess the tool I'm really making most use of is Java Swing (for the cool, nifty screen elements).
My question relates to NetBeans' process of creating the various project types. The application I'm building is based on the "Java Desktop Application" template (?). My problem is that there seems to be a nice load of bloat built into that, and I can't figure out how to remove most of it without blowing up the app.
As a test, I created a "Java Application"project, but this has the opposite problem -- there's absolutely nothing built into the code, and I can figure out how to add anything. Specifically, a Java Desktop Application project created in NetBeans give me the ability to directly edit the screen layout like in Visual Studio. However, a Java Application does not appear to have this capability, I have no idea how (or even if) this can be addressed.
If I could start with a no-frills Java application, and add some capability to edit its layout and control the function of the screen elements (i.e. make it a windows application, I think), that would be just about perfect.
Does anybody have a suggestion for a minimal, but functional NetBeans application start point??
Thanks,
R.
If you start with a plain Java Application then as you realize you start with a bare bones type application. To add a GUI you can add New>JFRame Form. It adds a class that extends JFrame and Netbeans will recognize that it should open it in the visual editor for you.
I am looking into the NetBeans platform for developing desktop applications. I am a complete newbie in it. I understood till now the module architecture. Now I want to do some GUI work. My question is very simple and feel embarrassed to ask it, but how can I edit the main frame of the application? I mean the one generated automatically by NetBeans. I looked around but for god's sake, I can't see it in the IDE:(
Edit: It seems there is a misunderstanding. I know how to create a JFrame:) I am talking about the NetBeans platform, when your application is built on top of the NetBeans core. Here is a short article. At the bottom there are two screenshots. The IDE generates a Main frame looking like the real NetBeans IDE. I can create new modules and so on. But I want to edit this Main frame, but I don't see it in the IDE. Hope my question is clear now.
Thanks in advance:)
Regards,
Petar
As I learned more things of the NetBeans platform, I understood that there is a virtual FileSystem which is build from combining layer.xml files from all modules. This FileSystem is the configuration of the application. It includes things as which menu items to be shown on the main frame, etc. So I guess the main frame is edited this way:)
Yes, is like Petar says, but to be more specific, one way to do this is from the Netbeans GUI is described here. http://platform.netbeans.org/tutorials/70/nbm-htmleditor.html#tweakingthemenuitems. This is for 7.0 version of netbeans.
I found useful this question also How to remove items from menu in netBeans platform?.