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Rich Client Programming: Plugging into the NetBeans Platform

Author Geertjan Wielenga , Jaroslav Tulach , Tim Boudreau
Release Date: 2007/04/01
ISBN: 9780132354806
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Book Description

The open-source NetBeans Platform is an extraordinarily powerful framework for building "write once, run anywhere" rich client applications. Now, for the first time since the release of NetBeans IDE 5.0, there's a comprehensive guide to rich client development on the NetBeans Platform.

Written for Java developers and architects who have discovered that basic Swing components are not enough for them, this book will help you get started with NetBeans module development, master NetBeans' key APIs, and learn proven techniques for building reliable desktop software. Each chapter is filled with practical, step-by-step instructions for creating complete rich client applications on top of the NetBeans Platform and plugins for NetBeans IDE.

Rich Client Programming's wide-ranging content covers

  • Why modular development makes sense for small, medium, and large applications

  • Using NetBeans to accelerate development and improve efficiency

  • Leveraging NetBeans productivity features, from the Component Palette to Code Completion

  • Leveraging NetBeans' modular architecture in your own applications

  • Implementing loosely coupled communication to improve code maintainability and robustness

  • Managing user- and system-configuration data

  • Building reloadable components with solid threading models

  • Constructing sophisticated multiwindow applications and presenting rich data structures to users

  • Adding user-configurable options

  • Integrating Web services with NetBeans desktop applications

  • Automating module updates and providing user help

    • Foreword by Jonathan Schwartz     
    Foreword by Jan Chalupa       
    Preface       
    About the Authors and Contributors       
    Acknowledgments       
    Chapter 1: Getting Started with the NetBeans Platform       
    Chapter 2: The Benefits of Modular Programming        
    Chapter 3: Modular Architecture       
    Chapter 4: Loosely Coupled Communication        
    Chapter 5: Lookup       
    Chapter 6: Filesystems       
    Chapter 7: Threading, Listener Patterns, and MIME Lookup       
    Chapter 8: The Window System       
    Chapter 9: Nodes, Explorer Views, Actions, and Presenters       
    Chapter 10: DataObjects and DataLoaders       
    Chapter 11: Graphical User Interfaces        
    Chapter 12: Multiview Editors       
    Chapter 13: Syntax Highlighting       
    Chapter 14: Code Completion       
    Chapter 15: Component Palettes       
    Chapter 16: Hyperlinks       
    Chapter 17: Annotations       
    Chapter 18: Options Windows       
    Chapter 19: Web Frameworks       
    Chapter 20: Web Services        
    Chapter 21: JavaHelp Documentation       
    Chapter 22  Update Centers       
    Chapter 23: Use Case 1: NetBeans Module Development       
    Chapter 24: Use Case 2: Rich Unger on Application Development    
    Chapter A: Advanced Module System Techniques       
    Chapter B: Common Idioms and Code Patterns in NetBeans       
    Chapter C: Performance       
    Index       

    Table of Contents

    1. Title Page
    2. Copyright Page
    3. Contents
    4. Foreword
    5. Foreword
    6. Preface
    7. About the Authors and Contributors
    8. Acknowledgments
    9. Chapter One. Getting Started with the NetBeans Platform
    10. Chapter Two. The Benefits of Modular Programming
    11. Chapter Three. Modular Architecture
    12. Chapter Four. Loosely Coupled Communication
    13. Chapter Five. Lookup
    14. Chapter Six. Filesystems
    15. Chapter Seven. Threading, Listener Patterns, and MIME Lookup
    16. Chapter Eight. The Window System
    17. Chapter Nine. Nodes, Explorer Views, Actions, and Presenters
    18. Chapter Ten. DataObjects and DataLoaders
    19. Chapter Eleven. Graphical User Interfaces
    20. Chapter Twelve. Multiview Editors
    21. Chapter Thirteen. Syntax Highlighting
    22. Chapter Fourteen. Code Completion
    23. Chapter Fifteen. Component Palettes
    24. Chapter Sixteen. Hyperlinks
    25. Chapter Seventeen. Annotations
    26. Chapter Eighteen. Options Windows
    27. Chapter Nineteen. Web Frameworks
    28. Chapter Twenty. Web Services
    29. Chapter Twenty One. JavaHelp Documentation
    30. Chapter Twenty Two. Update Centers
    31. Chapter Twenty Three. Use Case 1: Jens Trapp on NetBeans Module Development
    32. Chapter Twenty Four. Use Case 2: Rich Unger on Application Development
    33. Appendix A. Advanced Module System Techniques
    34. Appendix B. Common Idioms and Code Patterns in NetBeans
    35. Appendix C. Performance
    36. Index
    37. CD-ROM Warranty
    38. Footnotes
      1. Preface
      2. Chapter 2
      3. Chapter 3
      4. Chapter 5
      5. Chapter 6
      6. Chapter 7
      7. Chapter 8
      8. Chapter 9
      9. Chapter 10
      10. Chapter 13
      11. Chapter 15
      12. Chapter 19
      13. Chapter 21
      14. Chapter 23
      15. Appendix 2
      16. Appendix 3
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