NetBeans: The Definitive Guide

by Tim Boudreau, Jesse Glick, Simeon Greene, Vaughn Spurlin, Jack J. Woehr
April, 2004

Chapter 11, Working with XML

The Sun Developer Network is pleased to present a chapter from NetBeans: The Definitive Guide, published by O'Reilly and Associates in October 2002.

About the Book

In NetBeans: The Definitive Guide, you'll find out how to use this Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to its fullest, making your Java programming more efficient and productive than ever before. You'll understand the basics of the IDE, and quickly be utilizing the various editor and explorer windows. You'll also master many of NetBeans advanced features, and be working with XML documents, CVS repositories, Javadoc trees, and web applications, all within the NetBeans framework.

About the Chapters

Chapter 11, "Working with XML," provides detailed insight into working with XML within the NetBeans framework by installing XML support and working with XML editors.

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About the Authors

Tim Boudreau is a native of Massachusetts who has worked in the IT industry as a developer, writer, graphic artist on and off since the age of twelve. Following a hiatus as a literary theory major and musician, he returned to the world of computers at the age of 23 in response to the marvelous career opportunities for a student of literature during a recession, and the clamour of the IT world for his return.

In the spring of 1999, he moved to the Czech Republic to work for a small company called NetBeans, which was soon to be acquired by Sun Microsystems, where he still lives and works. Tim can be found at most times perched with an underpowered laptop, deep in ascetic concentration in his monastic quarters high in the towers of Sun Microsystems in Prague. He is occasionally led outside, blinking in the twilight, to belt out blues tunes in smoky bars, on the advice of his physicians and Sun Microsystems' "Great Place to Work" program.

Jesse Glick has worked on NetBeans since January 1999 in several capacities, including developing NetBeans core software, editing API documentation, and providing assistance for integrators. He joined Sun with the acquisition of NetBeans in the fall of 1999. He has spoken twice at JavaOne on NetBeans module development.

Simeon Greene currently lives with his wife Nikki in Philadelphia PA, but is originally from the sunny island republic of Trinidad and Tobago. In the pursuit of money, education and all else that corrupts, he left his island paradise and currently works as a developer for Hewlett-Packard. Although he misses tropical breezes and an idyllic lifestyle, he enjoys being a software developer and the opportunity to work with interesting technical people like those on the NetBeans project. Besides technology, Simeon also enjoys poetry, classical literature, travel and underground hip-hop - of course.

Vaughn Spurlin began his programming career in 1967 on the physically largest computer ever built, the SAGE system's house-sized AN/FSQ-7. A freelance consultant since 1975, he worked with a wide range of computer hardware and languages, including several early personal computers before they were known as such. Vaughn currently writes technical articles about Sun ONE Studio and develops training materials for Sun.

Jack J. Woehr is an independent consultant specializing in building and mentoring programming teams at high technology startup ventures. His practice over the past two decades has ranged from microcode to mainframes. Jack is also a Contributing Editor for Dr. Dobb's Journal http://www.ddj.com, one of the world's most popular programming magazines. His website is http://www.softwoehr.com.

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Explore the NetBeans IDE and platform by trying these links:

Download NetBeans 3.6

How to install J2SE SDK 1.5 (now called JDK 5)
This article provides detailed instructions on how to use the latest J2SE technology with NetBeans.

What's New in NetBeans 3.6
Read about the latest and greatest features waiting to be unlocked.

NetBeans IDE 3.6 Quick Start Guide
This document takes you through the basics of using NetBeans IDE 3.6 by creating a simple Hello World application and is designed to get you going as quickly as possible.

Using NetBeans IDE 3.6
This guide is designed to give you a more detailed introduction to the IDE than available in the Quick Start Guide. Various aspects of the IDE are explored in detail.

GUI Building in NetBeans IDE 3.6
This short tutorial guides you through the process of creating an application called ColorSwitch. You will build a simple program that enables you to switch the color of a panel from light gray to medium gray to black.

NetBeans PhotoAlbum Demo
Highlights some of the functionality in NetBeans relating to web, desktop and mobile applications. A Flash demo is shown using the NetBeans IDE 3.5.1 but you may download the a complete package including: source code, demo script and installation instructions for use with NetBeans 3.6.

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Chapter 11, Working with XML