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NetBeans Tips and Tricks [closed]
I just saw an Eclipse tips & tricks post and was wondering if anyone had any tips & tricks for my IDE of choice: NetBeans.
Here's a few I know and find to be useful:
Removing a package: ...
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What is the best *free* IDE for Java programming? [closed]
There are two free IDEs for Java: Netbeans and Eclipse.
Netbeans seems to have better auto-complete support and compile/debugging support. However, it lacks support for auto-completing ...
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Using both Eclipse and NetBeans on the same project
Eclipse is a really great editor, which I prefer to use, but the GUI design tools for Eclipse are lacking. On the other hand, NetBeans works really well for GUI design.
Are there any tips, tricks ...
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How to improve Netbeans performance?
Is there a real way to get Netbeans to load and work faster?
It is too slow and gets worse when you have been coding for some time. It eats all my RAM.
I am on a Windows machine, specifically ...
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Code cleanup in netbeans
Is there something similar to the Eclipse cleanup rules (Preferences > Java > Code Style > Clean Up) in NetBeans?
The cleanup rules in eclipse will allow you to clean things up like organizing ...
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How do I autoindent in Netbeans?
In eclipse you can click Ctrl+I at any line, and it'll automatically indent the line or group of lines according to the indentation scheme you chose in the settings.
I'm really missing this feature ...
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To check in, or not check in, the entire Eclipse project?
I'm soon going to check in the very first commit of a new Java project. I work with Eclipse Ganymede and a bunch of plug ins are making things a little bit easier.
Previously I've been part of ...
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Log4J properties file - where to put it
I wrote a web service project using netbeans 6.7.1 with glassfish v2.1, put log4j.properties to the root dir of project and use
static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(MyClass.class);
in ...
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Is there a way to stop NetBeans scanning projects?
I don't have much memory on my PC and a pretty weak processor. Although netbeans is by far my favorite IDE it is almost unbearable to use on my present computer because of the project scanning that ...
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4answers
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How can I create a bar in the bottom of a Java app, like a status bar?
I am in the process of creating a Java app and would like to have a bar
on the bottom of the app, in which I display a text bar and a status (progress) bar.
Only I can't seem to find the control in ...
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NetBeans / Java / New hint: Thread.sleep called in loop
In NetBeans, there's a new hint that says: Thread.sleep called in loop.
Question 1: How/when can it be a problem to sleep in a loop?
Question 2: If it's a problem, what should I do instead?
UPDATE: ...
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Netbeans 7 vs Eclipse 3.6 for Java, git and vim [closed]
Both of them have a lot of features and are very popular, but which is better?
To reduce subjective answers, please answer this points:
Code Refactoring.
Unit testing, debugging.
Git support.
Vim ...
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Java - Leaking this in constructor
I'd like to avoid (most of the) warnings of Netbeans 6.9.1, and I have a problem with the 'Leaking this in constructor' warning.
I understand the problem, calling a method in the constructor and ...
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18answers
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Word Wrap in Net Beans
Netbeans is great but there's no way to wrap text in it (or hopefully I haven't found it yet). Is there any way to do this, and if not, is there any similarly good IDE for Java with this functionality ...
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Simultaneous Java and Scala development within the same project
I want to leverage the Scala's Actor Framework while I develop the user interface in the familiar Swing way.
Is it possible to have a mixed Java - Scala project in Eclipse, NetBeans or any other IDE?
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