The NetBeans IDE CSIS 3701: Advanced Object Oriented Programming

Integrated Development Environment Single environment with tools for: –Generating and editing source code –Compiling and executing code –Testing and debugging code NetBeans IDE for Java –Available with Java from Sun ( ) –Available separately from –See “Homework 0” on course web site for more details

NetBeans Organization Applications organized into projects –Contains all files associated with application (source code, executables, testing, etc.) Projects contain packages –Groups of related files (like C++ libraries) Packages contain individual files –Each class in own file –Class is application if contains a main function (can be executed in standalone mode)

Creating Projects Select File  New Project

Creating Projects Choose Java as category and then Java Application

Creating Projects Give basic information about project –Project name –Where stored on computer Automatically creates a “main” class with same name as project

Basic Project Structure Project listed on left Contains packages for that project By default package with same name as project automatically created under Source Packages Package contains main class defined when project created Will see other packages besides source packages later (testing, etc.)

Editing a Class Source code written and edited in IDE Color coded by type: –Keywords blue –Identifiers green –Strings orange –Comments grey

Editing a Class Automatically checks syntax of class after every change Syntax errors highlighted in red Hints available on rollover

Compiling and Running a Project Can compile (“build”) and run from Run menu –Running automatically saves and compiles project –Can use shortcut

Running a Project Code executed starting in main method of the main class GUI output popped up in separate window Text written to standard output displayed in “Output” tab on bottom of NetBeans window