NetBeans IDE 7.1 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 7.1 introduces support for JavaFX 2.0 by enabling
the full compile/debug/profile
development cycle for JavaFX 2.0 applications. The release also
provides significant Swing GUI Builder enhancements, CSS3 support, and
tools for visual debugging of Swing and JavaFX user interfaces.
Additional highlights include Git support integrated into the IDE, new
PHP debugging features, various JavaEE and Maven improvements, and
more.
NetBeans IDE 7.1 is available
in English, Brazilian Portuguese,
Japanese, Russian, and Simplified Chinese.
Get the NetBeans IDE 7.1
To use JavaFX 2.0 support, download
the JavaFX 2.0 SDK from JavaFX.com
Documentation
Use the following to get started with NetBeans IDE 7.1:
New Feature Highlights
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JavaFX
- Support for JavaFX 2.0
- Support of all three deployment models: Desktop, Applet,
JNLP
- Preloaders to improve application loading experience
- Customized UI controls using CSS3
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Java
- New Visual debugger
- Gap support in GridBagLayout customizer
- Inspect and Refactor
- Improved Javadoc highlighting and formatting
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Web Languages
- Support for CSS3
- Code completion and documentation for new CSS3 elements
- Browser specific properties
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Java EE
- Cluster and Instance deployment support for GlassFish
- Developing Java EE 6 applications for deployment to
WebLogic Server
- 50+ CDI enhancements in Java editor
- JSF component suite support
- Improvements in Java Persistence, Web Services,
EJB, WebLogic and more
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PHP
- Improved PHP debugging
- PHPUnit test groups capabilities
- Support for Smarty templates
- Faster uploads with keep-alive for (S)FTP client
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NetBeans Platform
- New Window System APIs
- Enhanced TopComponentGroup behavior
- Visual Window Layout designer
- Pluggable multiview components
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Versioning
- Integrated Git support
- History tab on file editor window
- Locking/unlocking files in Subversion working directory
- Support for Mercurial branches and tags
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Learn more about the features of this release on the NetBeans IDE 7.1
New and Noteworthy page.
Visit the NetBeans Release Roadmap.
