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         <h1>NetBeans Platform Tutorial for Integrated Development Environments</h1>

         <p>The NetBeans Platform is a solid infrastructure for
             creating your own software development tools. However, beyond
             individual software development tools, an integrated development environment (IDE)
             assembles multiple disparate tools into a single coherent system.
             NetBeans IDE is itself an example of such a coherent system,
             though there are many others using the NetBeans Platform as
             their basis.</p>

         <p>In this quick start, you are shown how to set up an
             integrated development environment on top of the NetBeans
             Platform.</p>

         <p><b>Contents</b></p>

         <p><img src="../../images/articles/72/netbeans-stamp.gif" class="stamp" width="114" height="114" alt="Content on this page applies to NetBeans IDE 7.2" title="Content on this page applies to NetBeans IDE 7.2"/></p>
         <ul class="toc">
             <li>Part 1: <a href="#part1">Creating a Generic Application Basis</a></li>
             <li>Part 2: <a href="#part2">Including Predefined IDE Features</a></li>
             <li>Part 3: <a href="#part3">Coding Custom IDE Features</a></li>
         </ul>

         <p><b>To follow this tutorial, you need the software and resources listed in the following
                 table.</b></p>

         <table>
             <tbody>
                 <tr>
                     <th class="tblheader" scope="col">Software or Resource</th>
                     <th class="tblheader" scope="col">Version Required</th>
                 </tr>
                 <tr>
                     <td class="tbltd1"><a href="https://netbeans.org/downloads/index.html">NetBeans IDE</a></td>
                     <td class="tbltd1">version 7.2 or above</td>
                 </tr>
                 <tr>
                     <td class="tbltd1"><a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp">Java Developer Kit (JDK)</a></td>
                     <td class="tbltd1">version 6 or above</td>
                 </tr>
             </tbody>
         </table>
         <p></p>
         <p><b class="notes">Note:</b> If you are new to the NetBeans Platform,
             do some background reading before diving into
             this tutorial. In particular, read the <a href="http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/javadoc/org-openide-modules/org/openide/modules/doc-files/api.html">Modules API Reference</a> document,
             which explains what modules are and provides some
             context for this tutorial, while noting that there is an extensive Reference Material section
             on the <a href="https://netbeans.org/kb/trails/platform.html">NetBeans Platform Learning Trail</a>.</p>

         <div class="indent">

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             <h2 class="tutorial"><a name="part1"></a>Creating a Generic Application Basis</h2>
             <p>We start by creating a new NetBeans Platform application as a starting
                 point for our geospatial system.</p>
             <div class="indent">
                 <ol>
                     <li><p>Choose File | New Project and then choose NetBeans Modules.
                             Select "NetBeans Platform Application":</p>
                         <p><img src="../../images/tutorials/ide/72/new-project-1.png" alt="step 1 - 1"/></p>
                         <p>Click Next.</p>
                     </li>
                     <li><p>Name your new application "MyIDE" and specify a folder on disk
                             for storing it:</p>
                         <p><img src="../../images/tutorials/ide/72/new-project-2.png" alt="step 1 - 2"/></p>
                         <p>Click Finish.
                             The new project appears as follows in the Projects window:</p>
                         <p><img src="../../images/tutorials/ide/72/new-project-3.png" alt="step 1 - 3"/></p></li>
                     <li><p>Right-click the application and choose Run. The application
                             deploys and you should see this:</p>
                         <p><img src="../../images/tutorials/ide/72/new-project-4.png" alt="step 1 - 4"/></p>
                     </li>
                     <li><p>Explore the menus and toolbars in the application and notice that
                             you have the structure for a generic desktop application:</p>
                         <p><img src="../../images/tutorials/ide/72/new-project-5.png" alt="step 1 - 4"/></p>
                     </li>
                 </ol>
             </div>
             <!-- ===================================================================================== -->
             <h2 class="tutorial"><a name="part2"></a>Including Predefined IDE Features</h2>
             <p>In this section, we include many additional modules, used in NetBeans IDE, which
                 are useful in any other IDE too.</p>
             <div class="indent">
                 <ol>
                     <li><p>Right-click the MyIDE project node and choose Properties. In
                             the Libraries panel of the Project Properties dialog, click
                             the "ide" checkbox, as shown below:</p>
                         <p><img src="../../images/tutorials/ide/72/new-ide-1.png" alt="step 1 - 1"/></p>
                         <p>Click the red Resolve button to include modules that the modules
                             you included depend on. Click Finish.</p>
                     </li>
                     <li><p>Right-click the application and choose "Clean", to remove the user cache
                             from the previous run and set the application back to its defaults.
                             Then right-click the application and choose Run.
                             The new project appears as follows in the Projects window. Notice
                             that you now have many additional features, all typical to any
                             IDE, which we will explore in more detail in the next section.</p>
                         <p><img src="../../images/tutorials/ide/72/new-ide-3.png" alt="step 1 - 3"/></p>
                     </li>
                 </ol>
             </div>
             <!-- ===================================================================================== -->
             <h2 class="tutorial"><a name="part3"></a>Coding Custom IDE Features</h2>
             <p>Depending on your needs, you can create custom features in your application
                 that integrate with the predefined features you included in the previous section.
                 The custom features are described via tutorials on the
                 <a href="https://netbeans.org/features/platform/all-docs.html">NetBeans Platform Learning Trail</a>.
             </p>

         </div>

         <p>Congratulations. You have learned how to create the starting point for your own IDE.</p>

         <div class="feedback-box"><a href="https://netbeans.org/about/contact_form.html?to=3&amp;subject=Feedback:%20NetBeans%20Platform%20for%20NetBeans%20IDE%20Tutorial">Send Us Your Feedback</a></div>

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	<h1>NetBeans Platform Tutorial for Integrated Development Environments</h1>

	<p>The NetBeans Platform is a solid infrastructure for
	creating your own software development tools. However, beyond
	individual software development tools, an integrated development environment (IDE)
	assembles multiple disparate tools into a single coherent system.
	NetBeans IDE is itself an example of such a coherent system,
	though there are many others using the NetBeans Platform as
	their basis.</p>

	<p>In this quick start, you are shown how to set up an
	integrated development environment on top of the NetBeans
	Platform.</p>

	<p><b>Contents</b></p>

	<p><img src="../../images/articles/72/netbeans-stamp.gif" class="stamp" width="114" height="114" alt="Content on this page applies to NetBeans IDE 7.2" title="Content on this page applies to NetBeans IDE 7.2"/></p>
	<ul class="toc">
	<li>Part 1: <a href="#part1">Creating a Generic Application Basis</a></li>
	<li>Part 2: <a href="#part2">Including Predefined IDE Features</a></li>
	<li>Part 3: <a href="#part3">Coding Custom IDE Features</a></li>
	</ul>

	<p><b>To follow this tutorial, you need the software and resources listed in the following
	table.</b></p>

	<table>
	<tbody>
	<tr>
	<th class="tblheader" scope="col">Software or Resource</th>
	<th class="tblheader" scope="col">Version Required</th>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td class="tbltd1"><a href="https://netbeans.org/downloads/index.html">NetBeans IDE</a></td>
	<td class="tbltd1">version 7.2 or above</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td class="tbltd1"><a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp">Java Developer Kit (JDK)</a></td>
	<td class="tbltd1">version 6 or above</td>
	</tr>
	</tbody>
	</table>
	<p></p>
	<p><b class="notes">Note:</b> If you are new to the NetBeans Platform,
	do some background reading before diving into
	this tutorial. In particular, read the <a href="http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/javadoc/org-openide-modules/org/openide/modules/doc-files/api.html">Modules API Reference</a> document,
	which explains what modules are and provides some
	context for this tutorial, while noting that there is an extensive Reference Material section
	on the <a href="https://netbeans.org/kb/trails/platform.html">NetBeans Platform Learning Trail</a>.</p>

	<div class="indent">

	<!-- ===================================================================================== -->
	<h2 class="tutorial"><a name="part1"></a>Creating a Generic Application Basis</h2>
	<p>We start by creating a new NetBeans Platform application as a starting
	point for our geospatial system.</p>
	<div class="indent">
	<ol>
	<li><p>Choose File \| New Project and then choose NetBeans Modules.
	Select "NetBeans Platform Application":</p>
	<p><img src="../../images/tutorials/ide/72/new-project-1.png" alt="step 1 - 1"/></p>
	<p>Click Next.</p>
	</li>
	<li><p>Name your new application "MyIDE" and specify a folder on disk
	for storing it:</p>
	<p><img src="../../images/tutorials/ide/72/new-project-2.png" alt="step 1 - 2"/></p>
	<p>Click Finish.
	The new project appears as follows in the Projects window:</p>
	<p><img src="../../images/tutorials/ide/72/new-project-3.png" alt="step 1 - 3"/></p></li>
	<li><p>Right-click the application and choose Run. The application
	deploys and you should see this:</p>
	<p><img src="../../images/tutorials/ide/72/new-project-4.png" alt="step 1 - 4"/></p>
	</li>
	<li><p>Explore the menus and toolbars in the application and notice that
	you have the structure for a generic desktop application:</p>
	<p><img src="../../images/tutorials/ide/72/new-project-5.png" alt="step 1 - 4"/></p>
	</li>
	</ol>
	</div>
	<!-- ===================================================================================== -->
	<h2 class="tutorial"><a name="part2"></a>Including Predefined IDE Features</h2>
	<p>In this section, we include many additional modules, used in NetBeans IDE, which
	are useful in any other IDE too.</p>
	<div class="indent">
	<ol>
	<li><p>Right-click the MyIDE project node and choose Properties. In
	the Libraries panel of the Project Properties dialog, click
	the "ide" checkbox, as shown below:</p>
	<p><img src="../../images/tutorials/ide/72/new-ide-1.png" alt="step 1 - 1"/></p>
	<p>Click the red Resolve button to include modules that the modules
	you included depend on. Click Finish.</p>
	</li>
	<li><p>Right-click the application and choose "Clean", to remove the user cache
	from the previous run and set the application back to its defaults.
	Then right-click the application and choose Run.
	The new project appears as follows in the Projects window. Notice
	that you now have many additional features, all typical to any
	IDE, which we will explore in more detail in the next section.</p>
	<p><img src="../../images/tutorials/ide/72/new-ide-3.png" alt="step 1 - 3"/></p>
	</li>
	</ol>
	</div>
	<!-- ===================================================================================== -->
	<h2 class="tutorial"><a name="part3"></a>Coding Custom IDE Features</h2>
	<p>Depending on your needs, you can create custom features in your application
	that integrate with the predefined features you included in the previous section.
	The custom features are described via tutorials on the
	<a href="https://netbeans.org/features/platform/all-docs.html">NetBeans Platform Learning Trail</a>.
	</p>

	</div>

	<p>Congratulations. You have learned how to create the starting point for your own IDE.</p>

	<div class="feedback-box"><a href="https://netbeans.org/about/contact_form.html?to=3&subject=Feedback:%20NetBeans%20Platform%20for%20NetBeans%20IDE%20Tutorial">Send Us Your Feedback</a></div>

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