Netbeans graphical java bean creation tutorial

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sgwealti - 04 May 2005 20:30 GMT

I have a lot of experience programming in java but no experience doing
any component/bean development experience. I'm trying to write a java
bean that handles socket communications and can be placed on a
form/frame/whatever and display the state of the connection as some
sort of graphic (like a rectangle that is green when the connection is
valid and red when it is not). I've found a lot of older tutorials
that tell how to make java beans but I'm looking for one that
specifically talks about how to use the NetBeans IDE (version 4 would
be great) to make a graphical bean or something close to that. Any
help in pointing me in the right direction would be appreciated.

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Christian Schlichtherle - 14 Jun 2005 16:42 GMT

Hi,

first, read the JavaBeans specification 1.01 (available for download at
java.sun.com) carefully and then the online manual for NetBeans. There is a
section called "" about this topic.

In short: Once you have written your JavaBean, click on the menu "Tools" ->
"Palette Manager". In the upcoming window, select "Beans" and follow the
instructions.

To add your beans to a new file, select "File" -> "New File..." and in the
upcoming window select "Java GUI Forms" -> "Bean Form" (even for non-visual
JavaBeans). Now you can drag and drop your beans from the palette to the
form and interactively work with your beans.

Good luck...

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Netbeans graphical java bean creation tutorial

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