Create Menu and Toolbar Button in NetBeans IDE

How to Create Menu and Toolbar Button in NetBeans IDE

                             

1. Open Netbeans IDE

2. Go to File Select New Project or press (CTRL+Shift+N). In Categories panel select Netbeans Module > Select Module in Projects Panel > Click Next.

3.Name the project " Google " , put it in any project location of your choice and Select Standalone Module if not selected. Click Finish.

 

4. In Code Name Base type "org.myproj.google">>Click Finish.

5.Project Created Successfully. Below Show file structure

6. Right Click the “Google” project node and Choose New>Other.

7. In Categories panel select Module Development >> Select "Action" in File Type Panel >> Click Next.

8. Action Type: If Always Enabled Not selected then Select it >> Click Next.

9. GUI Registration Category:

•   Category of your choice (I am choosing System) or Create New Category by typing a name in Category Field.
•  Check Global Menu Item.
• Select Menu: In my case i am choosing “Windows” menu where my Menu Added in my IDE Select Position where you want to place menu in my choice i have select “Document Group-Here” your menu item added after this.
• Add a separator after or before i am choosing Separator Before.
• Check Global Toolbar Button.
•  Select Toolbar “Remote” you choose any other of your choice.
•  Select a position where your button icon shows.
• Check Global Keyboard Shortcut.
• Add Shortcut Key of your choice(Click on “Add” button and press any key combination like “CTRL+1”.
• Click Next.

10. Name, Icon and Location: Give an Action Name "OpenGoogle" >> Give a name in Display Name Field "LaunchGoogle". (This name display in IDE Menu) >> Select an Icon of 16X16 pixel.>>Click Finish.

Created Java File: MyClickAction.java

11. Write the code shown below or code you want to execute on clicking on menu inside the actionPerformed method.

          

//***********************************

try

{

            URI uri = new URI("http://www.google.com");

             Desktop.getDesktop().browse(uri);

           }

catch (Exception ex)

{

            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, ex.getMessage(), "Error", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);

            }

//*******************************************

Save File (CTRL+S).

12. In the Projects window, right-click the module  project(“Google”) node and click on Clean and Build.

13. In the Projects window, right-click the module project(“Google”) node Choose Create NBM, as shown below:

14. To see it, look in the Files window (Ctrl-2), as shown below:

 

Installation of created plugin in your IDE.

1.In your NetBeans IDE go to Tools Menu>>Click Plugin.

2.Go to Downloaded tab and click on “Add Plugin…” button.

3.Select your created plugin(com-myproj-google.nbm) from your location in project build folder.

4.After Adding Plugin Install it.>>Click Next>>Accept the licence.

5.Click Install>>Continue>>Finish.

Go to Installed Tab Check “Show details” and Find your installed plugin.

6.To see your added menu in your IDE go to Windows menu Your “LaunchGoogle” menu added.

7.To see your menuitem in toolbar go to “View”>>Toolbar and click on “Remote”.

8.Menu Shortcut icon displayed in toolbar.

9.Test your program:

Click on this icon to launch browser that opened .

Notes : After Adding Plugin if your menu not displayed Restart IDE and you menu added in About menu.

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Next topic : Installing Created Plugin.

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