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| = DevFaqWindowsComponentHowTo |
| :jbake-type: wiki |
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| |
| === I want to show my own component(s) in the main window - where do I start? |
| |
| Use File -> New File wizard, Module Development category and Window Component item. It will generate all necessary background code for you and open GUI Builder to design UI of your own component. |
| |
| ==== But what is behind the scenes, created by wizard? |
| |
| * Subclass of link:DevFaqWindowsTopComponent.html[TopComponent] is created. Design it just as you would a JPanel. |
| * Simple subclass of `javax.swing.AbstractAction` in created and link:DevFaqActionAddMenuBar.html[added to main menu]. It's implemented it to open your component like follows: |
| [source,java] |
| ---- |
| |
| public class MyAction extends AbstractAction { |
| public MyAction() { |
| putValue (Action.NAME, "Open My Component"); |
| } |
| |
| public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) { |
| new MyComponent().open(); |
| } |
| } |
| ---- |
| |
| * Declarative XML descriptions of component are created following link:DevFaqWindowsWstcrefAndFriends.html[declarative XML API] principles. |
| |
| TopComponents are part of the link:http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/javadoc/org-openide-windows/org/openide/windows/doc-files/api.html[Windows API]. |
| |
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| This page was exported from link:http://wiki.netbeans.org/DevFaqWindowsComponentHowTo[http://wiki.netbeans.org/DevFaqWindowsComponentHowTo] , |
| that was last modified by NetBeans user Marciowb |
| on 2011-07-28T10:00:41Z. |
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