NetBeans API Changes since Last Release - NetBeans API Javadoc 4.1.0

NetBeans API Changes since Last Release

Current Development Version

4 May 2005

This document highlights changes in NetBeans APIs since previous version (e.g. since 01 Nov 2004):

(Mar 31 '05) ViewModel: I need to add TreeModelEvent to ViewModelAPI.
(Mar 30 '05) OpenAPIs: Added a new ColumnMnemonicCharTTV property to NodeTableModel
(Mar 28 '05) OpenAPIs: Add method NotifyDescriptor.getDefaultValue()
(Mar 23 '05) OpenAPIs: A way how to implement "Jump Next" and "Jump Prev" action handlers
(Mar 21 '05) JavaProjectAPI: Added a new factory method for creating the name/package chooser wizard panel into the templates SPI.
(Mar 21 '05) OpenAPIs: Added a new constant Line.SHOW_TOFRONT
(Mar 21 '05) OpenAPIs: Added the TopComponent ability to bring their parent Window to front of other windows.
(Mar 18 '05) OpenAPIs: One can specify separator for property editor for String[]
(Mar 11 '05) OpenAPIs: Nodes in explorer can supress default confirmation dialog during delete operation
(Mar 9 '05) LoadersAPI: A factory method to simplify creation of DataEditorSupport
(Mar 2 '05) VCSAPI: New commands added to API
(Feb 15 '05) DebuggerJPDA-API: LineBreakpoint supplied with the information about the source path where it is set.
(Feb 7 '05) LoadersAPI: Added DataLoaderPool.getDefault()
(Jan 28 '05) MDRAPI: API and SPI finalized.
(Jan 18 '05) VCSAPI: getType() added to VcsCommandsProvider
(Jan 16 '05) AntProjectAPI: Support SPI for creating/storing Swing models for simple Ant properties
(Jan 16 '05) ProjectUIAPI: Added support class for creating standard project customizer dialogs
(Jan 14 '05) GeneralQueriesAPI: Added fileinfo package with NonRecursiveFolder interface.
(Jan 14 '05) OpenAPIs: Lookups.exclude added to simplify writing of lookups that filter content of other lookups
(Jan 14 '05) OpenAPIs: CloneableEditorSupport.notifyModified is called only on first modification
(Jan 13 '05) AntProjectAPI: AntArtifact enhancements
(Jan 13 '05) ViewModel: Access to tree node expansion added.
(Jan 12 '05) InputOutputAPI: Added API to add actions to output's toolbar
(Jan 11 '05) AntProjectAPI: Make ReferenceHelper.createForeignFileReference produce relative links based on properties
(Jan 10 '05) JavaProjectAPI: Display of packages in a list added
(Jan 8 '05) OpenAPIs: Added paramater leaf to DialogDescriptor
(Jan 7 '05) OpenAPIs: FileObject.getFileObject made not final.
(Jan 7 '05) ViewModel: Support for synchronous and asynchronous ViewModels implementation fixed.
(Jan 6 '05) JavaProjectAPI: Added helper method for creating ClassPathImplementation based on an Ant property
(Jan 5 '05) JavaProjectAPI: ProjectClassPathExtender made public
(Dec 22 '04) AntProjectAPI: Switched to major release version 1
(Dec 22 '04) GeneralQueriesAPI: Switched to major release version 1
(Dec 22 '04) JavaPlatformAPI: Switched to major release version 1
(Dec 22 '04) JavaProjectAPI: Switched to major release version 1
(Dec 22 '04) ProjectAPI: Switched to major release version 1
(Dec 22 '04) ProjectLibrariesAPI: Switched to major release version 1
(Dec 22 '04) ProjectUIAPI: Switched to major release version 1
(Dec 14 '04) ProjectUIAPI: Added open and close methods into OpenProjects class
(Dec 6 '04) OpenAPIs: CloneableEditor.openAt made protected
(Nov 23 '04) DebuggerCoreAPI: final modifier removed from ActionsProviderSupport.isEnabled.
(Nov 23 '04) LoadersAPI: Actions for DataLoader can be specified in a layer
(Nov 17 '04) OpenAPIs: TopComponent can request attention
(Nov 11 '04) InputOutputAPI: Added API to mark OutputListeners a important
(Nov 8 '04) JavaSupportAPIs: UnitTestForSourceQuery supports multiple source and test roots
(Nov 2 '04) OpenAPIs: New method task.waitFinished(timeout) added