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NetBeans Knowledge Base

The NetBeans Knowledge Base is a resource for users of the NetBeans IDE. It includes articles, tutorials, and FAQs about using various aspects of the IDE. You can browse the Knowledge Base, inlcuding FAQs, by clicking on any of the following topics:

Please Note : The resources listed here are primarily intended for people who use the NetBeans IDE as a tool for application development. If you are looking for information on developing modules for NetBeans or you want to use NetBeans code in your own application, see the Module Developer's Resources pages for more information.

Installation, Licensing and General Information

  • Guides to downloading and installing the NetBeans IDE
  • Hints on boosting NetBeans performance
  • Introduction to the NetBeans community and mailing lists
  • General information about licensing in NetBeans

Basic IDE Functionality

  • General IDE usage
  • Basic Java development like editing, compiling, debugging, and executing Java applications
  • Working with beans and the Form Editor, making JAR files, and internationalizing Java source files
  • Additional IDE functionality like using version control and building with Ant

Advanced IDE Functionality

  • Support for XML, HTML, and CSS
  • Web app developement tools like JSP support and the internal HTTP and Tomcat servers
  • Distributed application programming in JNDI, RMI, and CORBA

Platform

  • Using the NetBeans platform as a base for applications
  • Developing plugins for the NetBeans IDE

    For complete information about contributing to the NetBeans project and working with the NetBeans API, head over to the NetBeans Community section.

FAQs

Click any of the links above to view all of the FAQs for that topic, or use the links below. Warning - the all-in-one FAQ page is big - check filesizes below.

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