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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.

NetBeans IDE 7.0.1 includes the following notable changes:

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

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