NetBeans API Changes since Last Release - NetBeans API Javadoc 5.0.0

NetBeans API Changes since Release 4.1

NetBeans 5.0

3 May 2007

This document highlights changes in NetBeans APIs since previous version (e.g. since 03 Apr 2005):

(Dec 6 '05) org-openide-dialogs: Interface AsynchronousInstantiatingIterator added
(Nov 25 '05) org-netbeans-api-progress: Allow to change display name of running progress task
(Nov 22 '05) org-openide-util: Ability to create finished RequestProcessor task
(Nov 11 '05) org-openide-util: Less change notifications from ProxyLookup
(Nov 8 '05) org-netbeans-modules-editor-completion: Addition of CompletionResultSet.setWaitText()
(Nov 8 '05) org-netbeans-modules-editor-completion: Adddition of CompletionItem.getInsertPrefix()
(Nov 8 '05) org-netbeans-modules-editor-completion: Semantic change of CompletionTask.refresh()
(Nov 3 '05) org-netbeans-api-debugger-jpda: Added canBeModified() method to JPDADebugger class
(Oct 31 '05) org-openide-text: Added CloneableEditorSupport.messageHtmlName method
(Oct 31 '05) org-openide-windows: Added the TopComponent.getHtmlDisplayName, TopComponent.setHtmlDisplayName and WindowManager.topComponentHtmlDisplayNameChanged methods.
(Oct 26 '05) org-openide-loaders: All standard loaders reads their data from the layer
(Oct 25 '05) org-openide-filesystems: The way how IllegalArgumentException is thrown from FileUtil.toFileObject was changed
(Oct 19 '05) org-netbeans-api-progress: Adding createProgressComponent(AggregateProgressHandle) method to AggregateProgressFactory
(Sep 26 '05) org-netbeans-api-progress: Adding setInitialDelay(int) method to ProgressHandle and AggregateProgressHandle
(Sep 19 '05) org-openide-loaders: New DataNode constructor that takes Lookup
(Aug 28 '05) org-netbeans-modules-java-project: Semantic changes in the BrokenReferencesModel.updateReference behavior
(Aug 28 '05) org-netbeans-modules-project-ant: Semantic changes in the ReferenceHelper behavior
(Aug 26 '05) org-netbeans-modules-editor-settings: Editor Settings API created
(Aug 26 '05) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: Ability to get and set main project
(Aug 25 '05) org-netbeans-spi-viewmodel: CompoundModel enhanced with a possibility to set help ID.
(Aug 24 '05) org-netbeans-api-debugger: Debugger actions can be posted asynchronously.
(Aug 22 '05) org-netbeans-modules-projectapi: Added support for project delete/copy/rename/move
(Aug 22 '05) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: Project Delete/Copy/Rename/Move Support Added, Support for Default Project Delete/Copy/Rename/Move Added
(Aug 18 '05) org-netbeans-api-debugger-jpda: Added interrupt method to JPDAThread class
(Aug 12 '05) org-netbeans-api-debugger-jpda: JPDA API interfaces that correspond to JDI API declared as not to implement.
(Aug 9 '05) org-openide-text: Added ActiveEditorDrop interface
(Jul 28 '05) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: Added ability to set an error message for project customizer's categories.
(Jul 28 '05) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: Added ability to set whether a project customizer's categories are valid.
(Jul 27 '05) org-netbeans-modules-editor-codetemplates: Editor Code Templates API created
(Jul 27 '05) org-netbeans-modules-editor-completion: Editor Code Completion API created
(Jul 27 '05) org-netbeans-modules-java-platform: Added new CustomPlatformInstall implemented by the platform installers which does not use the file chooser to select new platform
(Jul 22 '05) org-openide-text: Added CloneableEditorSupport.wrapEditorComponent
(Jul 21 '05) org-netbeans-spi-viewmodel: ModelEvent enhanced with more fine-grained changes
(Jul 21 '05) org-openide-filesystems: Removed most static MIME type mappings
(Jul 18 '05) org-openide-text: Annotation type extended with severity, custom_sidebar_color, browsable and priority attributes
(Jul 14 '05) org-openide-nodes: AbstractNode allows using different icon extensions
(Jul 11 '05) org-netbeans-modules-project-ant: Basic Support SPI for Project Delete/Copy/Rename/Move
(Jul 7 '05) org-openide-modules: Enhanced support for OS specific modules
(Jun 29 '05) org-netbeans-api-debugger-jpda: JPDAStep class added (also new method createJPDAStep added to JPDADebugger)
(Jun 12 '05) org-openide-awt: DynamicMenuContent interface added
(Jun 12 '05) org-openide-util: DynamicMenuContent interface added
(Jun 10 '05) org-openide-util: Support for interruption of RequestProcessor tasks
(Jun 7 '05) org-openide-modules: Branding files used during startup have new location
(Jun 4 '05) org-openide-modules: openide.jar is gone, update your module dependencies!
(May 27 '05) org-netbeans-modules-projectapi: The FileOwnerQuery.markExternalOwner allows registration of individal files and URIs
(May 23 '05) org-netbeans-modules-diff: DiffView interface added
(May 17 '05) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: New Project Wizard Action
(May 16 '05) org-openide-dialogs: Interface AsynchronousValidationgPanel added
(May 12 '05) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: The projectOpened and projectClosed methods are called on all ProjectOpenedHook instances in the lookup.
(May 11 '05) org-netbeans-modules-java-project: Introduction of a new interface PackageRenameHandler which allows plugging into PackageViewChildren.PackageNode.setName()
(May 11 '05) org-openide-loaders: Introduction of a new interface FolderRenameHandler which allows plugging into DataFolder.FolderNode.setName()
(May 5 '05) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: Ability to extend project context menus
(May 4 '05) org-netbeans-api-progress: Initial version released
(May 4 '05) org-openide-awt: Make IDE's status bar pluggable.
(Apr 29 '05) org-openide-awt: Actions with custom tooltip have tooltip with shortcut in toolbars
(Apr 29 '05) org-openide-explorer: Dragging uses Node.drag and ExClipboard.convert
(Apr 20 '05) org-netbeans-modules-java-project: Added artifact type representing folder
(Apr 11 '05) org-openide-modules: Friend Modules