NetBeans IDE 6.8 Overview, The only IDE you need!

NetBeans IDE 6.8 offers best-in-class support for the entire Java EE 6 specification and the GlassFish Enterprise Server v3 platform. Simplify Java application development with Java EE 6 language features: less XML configuration and more POJO-like development; easily target and deploy to GlassFish v3.

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How to Make Awesome Program Interface in less than 10 Minutes by Integrating SwingX in NetBeans IDE

Did you dreamed about making free highly designed desktop programs in Java ?!
Do you see that the MS Product have a point for it's IDE and it's ease of use to build GUI in short time ?!
Do you want to make awesome program GUI in less than 10 Minutes ?!!

Yeah, you can do more than that.We will know how to Integrate SwingX(Coolest UI API, I used) in NetBeans IDE(The only IDE you need), So let's dance.

Contents :

1. What is SwingX?
2. Downloading SwingX Library.
3. Adding SwingX Library to NetBeans IDE.
4. Adding SwingX Library to your Project.
5. Integrating SwingX with NetBeans IDE (To use drag and drop).

SwingX ?!

Contains extensions to the Swing GUI toolkit, including new and enhanced components that provide functionality commonly required by rich client applications. Highlights include:

• Sorting, filtering, highlighting for tables, trees, and lists
• Find/search
• Auto-completion
• Login/authentication framework
• TreeTable component
• Collapsible panel component
• Date picker component
• Tip-of-the-Day component

Many of these features will eventually be incorporated into the Swing toolkit, although API compatibility will not be guaranteed. The SwingX project focuses exclusively on the raw components themselves.

Demos:

• JXTaskPane
• 
• JXTipOfTheDay
• 
• JXBusyLabel
• 

Downloading SwingX Lib:

You can download it from SwingLabs Downloads Page.

Adding SwingX Library to NetBeans IDE:

From Tools > Libraries, Choose New Library.

Write the Lib Name and press OK.

Click Add Jar/Folder.

Go To the Downloading Dir and After extracting the Lib and choose the SwingX Jar and SwingX-BeanInfo Jar and press Add JAR/Folder.

If you want you may add the Source Code and the Java Doc.
I will add the JavaDoc to benefit from the Awesome Code Completion NetBeans IDE Feature, So if you will, add the JavaDoc press JavaDoc tab and click Add ZIP/Folder.

Choose the doc dir and press Add ZIP/Folder.

Click Ok to Finish Creating the SwingX Library.

Adding SwingX Library to your Project :

Now we will add the SwingX Library to our project and you must make this step every time you create a project that will uses SwingX.

Right Click on Libraries and choose Add Liberary.

Select SwingX from Add Library window and click Add Library.

Congrats you added the lib and now can use it's components.

Integrating SwingX with NetBeans IDE (To use drag and drop)

From Tools > Palette > Swing/AWT Components, press on New Category.

Write the Category Name and press OK.

Select the category we created and then click Add from Library.

Choose SwingX lib and click Next.

Select All by pressing “Ctrl + A” and Press Next (You may choose some beans only, It' s up to you).

Choose SwingX Category and press Finish.

Congratulations, We made it. Thanks everybody for your time and hope that was useful, If you have any question please contact us or hit the comment button and we all here for you. 

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How to use Hibernate and MySQL Server in NetBeans IDE,The easy way.

Want to Create a Hibernate Application using NetBeans IDE and MySQL in just 7 minutes ?!
Well, We will learn how to add MySQL library and Hibernate library to NetBeans IDE, and how to make small application to connect Hibernate to MySQL, So stay with us.

Contents:

1.  Add MySQL library to NetBeans IDE.
2.  Add Hibernate library to NetBeans IDE.
3.  Use MySQL Server to make small table.
4.  Make the first Hibernate application and connect it to MySQL Server.
5.  Download Source Code.

1- Add MySQL library to NetBeans IDE.

• Right-click on project name choose properties
• Click on library

• Add library

• Choose MySQL
• Add the library

2- Add Hibernate library to NetBeans IDE.

3- Use MySQL Server to make small table

• Download mysql from ( http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.1.html#win32 )

• Install these two file the very important step

1- setting the password ( if you have loder version and removed it you will see current root password , if not you will not see it )(hint : we use password -- 12345)

2- Ensure that mysql server installed correctly (otherwise you must reinstall mysql)

4- Make the first Hibernate application and connect it to MySQL Server.

1. Make java application

2. Add mysql liberary and hibernate library

3. Build our database

Table name student (use default schema test)

Name	Age
Ahmed	21
Islam	21
Ali	20

4- build hibernate configuration file ( this file define you database engine ,your password , and driver that’s essentially to connect to mysql or other database engines) . configuration file is an xml file .it is name ( hibernate.cfg.xml ) . place in default package .

right-click on default -package choose other

Then click finish

• Now we will explain hibernate configuration file

5 – build java bean class . this class have fields that we name it in our database

Every table in our database have one bean implements database fields place it in default package .

6- now build xml file have name like the java bean class name (in our project Main ) this file named with hibernate mapping file . we use this file to assign each attribute in our bean class to each field in our database.(hint :each table in our database has java bean class and mapping file to connect each).

- Now to begin our first project we must do the main class we will name it (insert )

When you run the project

Download Source Code:

• Download Project.
• Database Backup.

Thanks for your time and consideration and hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

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Why Java From Egypt in 2.5 minutes

For most of us, the term tutorial is nothing but boring long files that contain lots of information, we often not need to meet our need,We just need a small hack of how it work. We thought to introduce the boring long tutorials in a simple form for most of us.

Here, from Egypt where one of the oldest civilizations, We provide Mini-Tutorials in one of the newest technologies.

We hope to enjoy your journey with our Mini-Tutorials. If you have an interesting tutorial want to share, please feel free to contact us at : javafromegyptblog[AT]gmail[DOT]com

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