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| <h1>Editing and Refactoring</h1> |
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| The language-aware NetBeans editor detects errors while |
| you type and assists you with documentation popups and smart code |
| completion—all with the speed and simplicity of your favorite lightweight text |
| editor. |
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| <h2>Java 8 Language Tools</h2> |
| <p>NetBeans IDE is the official IDE for Java 8. With its editors, code |
| analyzers, and converters, you can quickly and smoothly upgrade |
| your applications to use new Java 8 language constructs, such |
| as lambdas, functional operations, and method references. |
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| <p>Batch analyzers and converters are provided to search through |
| multiple applications at the same time, matching patterns for |
| conversion to new Java 8 language constructs.</p> |
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| <a href="https://netbeans.org/kb/docs/java/javase-jdk8.html" class="arr-link"> |
| Overview of JDK 8 Support in NetBeans IDE</a><br/> |
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| Video: Smart Migration to JDK 8</a></p> |
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| <h2>Editors and File Templates</h2> |
| <p> The editor in NetBeans IDE is much more than a text editor. The NetBeans editor |
| indents lines, matches words and brackets, and highlights source code |
| syntactically and semantically.</p> |
| <p>The editor supports several languages |
| including Java, C/C++, XML, HTML, PHP, Groovy, CSS, and JavaScript. |
| It can be extended to support other languages.</p> |
| <p>The |
| IDE provides file templates for each |
| of the technologies it supports, such as Java file templates, |
| HTML file templates, and JavaScript file templates.</p> |
| <p><a href="../../kb/index.html" class="arr-link"> |
| NetBeans Technology Learning Trails</a> |
| <br/><a href="../../kb/docs/java/editor-codereference.html" class="arr-link"> |
| Code Assistance in the NetBeans IDE Java Editor</a></p> |
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| <td class="valign-top"><h2>Static Analysis</h2></td> |
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| <td class="valign-top"><h2>Live Parsing</h2></td> |
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| <td class="valign-top"><h2>Rich Refactoring</h2></td> |
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| <span class="overview-centre" id="im8"><img |
| src="../../images_www/v7/3/features/ide-editor-findbugs.png" class="box " |
| alt="FindBugs"/></span><br/> |
| The cost of buggy code increases the longer it remains unfixed. |
| The IDE gives you static code analysis tools, in particular, |
| integration with the popular open source Java FindBugs tool. |
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| <span class="overview-centre" id="im8"><img |
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| alt="Parsing"/></span><br/> |
| The IDE parses the source code live while you type. The |
| editor marks errors, highlights occurrences, |
| shows compiler hints, quick fixes, |
| warnings, and language documentation. <br/><br/> |
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| <span class="overview-centre" id="im8"><img |
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| alt="Refactoring"/></span><br/> |
| The IDE's refactoring tools allow you to restructure code without breaking it. |
| The Inspect & Transform tool enables you to run powerful inspections |
| across your codebase, while automatically fixing your code. |
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| <td class="valign-top"><h2>Code Completion</h2></td> |
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| <td class="valign-top"><h2>Intelligent Navigation</h2></td> |
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| <td class="valign-top"><h2>Quick Insertion</h2></td> |
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| <span class="overview-centre" id="im8"><img |
| src="../../images_www/v7/3/features/ide-editor-completion.png" class="box " |
| alt="Completion"/></span><br/> |
| The editor provides automatic code completion in several languages, |
| including Java, C/C++, PHP, Groovy, XML, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. |
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| <span class="overview-centre" id="im8"><img |
| src="../../images_www/v7/3/features/ide-editor-navigate.png" class="box " |
| alt="Navigation"/></span><br/> |
| Navigate to any file, type, or symbol using standard text, camel |
| case format, or wild cards, and do case sensitive |
| searches throughout your codebase. |
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| <span class="overview-centre" id="im8"><img |
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| alt="Insertion"/></span><br/> |
| The editor can generate common code snippets for you within the editor. |
| You can define code templates for common pieces of code and |
| add record macros as you type. |
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| <td class="valign-top"><h2>Smart Suggestions</h2></td> |
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| <td class="valign-top"><h2>Hierarchy Inspection</h2></td> |
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| <td class="valign-top"><h2>Easy Customization</h2></td> |
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| <span class="overview-centre" id="im8"><img |
| src="../../images_www/v7/3/features/ide-editor-hints.png" class="box " |
| alt="Suggestion"/></span><br/> |
| The IDE performs source code analysis and offers an extensive set of |
| hints to quickly fix or enhance your code. |
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| <span class="overview-centre" id="im8"><img |
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| alt="Inspection"/></span><br/> |
| Inspect the members and supertype or subtype hierarchies of any file in the Navigator window |
| and Hierarchy window, |
| which provide filters to control the level of detail displayed. |
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| src="../../images_www/v7/3/features/ide-editor-customizations.png" class="box " |
| alt="Customization"/></span><br/> |
| The behavior and display of the languages in the editor can be customized, including |
| its code completion, documentation view, keyboard shortcuts, |
| fonts, and colors. |
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| <h2>See Also</h2> |
| <ul class="bigger"> |
| <li><a href="/community/releases/81/index.html">NetBeans IDE 8.1 Release Page</a> for a list of specific features in the latest stable release.</li> |
| <li><a href="../../kb/trails/java-se.html">General Java Development Learning Trail</a> for tutorials that will help you get started.</li> |
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