NetBeans IDE 7.0.1 Release Information

The NetBeans IDE is an award-winning integrated development environment available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Solaris. The NetBeans project consists of an open-source IDE and an application platform that enable developers to rapidly create web, enterprise, desktop, and mobile applications using the Java platform, as well as PHP, JavaScript and Ajax, Groovy and Grails, and C/C++.

The NetBeans project is supported by a vibrant developer community and offers extensive documentation and training resources as well as a diverse selection of third-party plugins.

Release Overview

NetBeans IDE 7.0 introduces language support for development to the Java SE 7 specification with JDK 7 language features. The release also provides enhanced integration with the Oracle WebLogic server, as well as support for Oracle Database and GlassFish 3.1. Additional highlights include Maven 3 and HTML5 editing support; a new GridBagLayout designer for improved Swing GUI development; enhancements to the Java editor, and more.



NetBeans IDE 7.0 is available in English, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Russian, and Simplified Chinese.



Get the NetBeans IDE 7.0.1



The latest available download is NetBeans IDE 7.0.1, which is an update to NetBeans IDE 7.0.





Full JDK 7 support: Running NetBeans IDE on top of JDK 7 and support for the final version of the JDK 7 language features

Integration of the recent patches

Performance improvements

Documentation

NetBeans IDE 7.0.1 includes the following notable changes:

Use the following to get started with NetBeans IDE 7.0.1:

Feature Highlights

JDK 7

Project Coin support

Editor enhancements: Code completion, hints WebLogic Server

Streamlined and faster deployment to WebLogic

New server runtime node displaying deployed applications and resources

JSF integration with server libraries

Oracle Database

Simplified connection wizard

Guided installation to JDBC driver

Editing and deployment of stored procedures











GlassFish GlassFish 3.1 support

Domain restart and log viewer for remote GlassFish

Enable and disable deployed applications

Java

Maven 3 support

JUnit 4.8.2 integration and various JUnit improvements

Remote HTTP URLs supported for Javadoc in libraries and Java platforms

New improved visual customizer for GridBagLayout

Java EE

Improved support for CDI, REST services and Java Persistence

New support for Bean Validation

Support for JSF component libraries, including bundled PrimeFaces library

Improved editing for Expression Language in JSF, including code completion, refactoring and hints









Web Languages HTML5 editing support

JSON formatter

PHP Generate PhpDoc

Rename refactoring, Safe Delete Refactoring

PHP 5.3 - Support for aliases

C/C++

Easy import of project from user's existing binary



New Project type where user's source files are located on remote system

NetBeans Platform

Annotations for generating Action registrations in the layer

Performance enhancements & tight integration with Profiler

Additional NetBeans API changes

General Word wrap in Editor



Enhanced Profiler integration

Less intrusive checking for external changes when switching between the IDE and other programs.















Learn more about the features of this release on the NetBeans IDE 7.0 New and Noteworthy page!

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