

Set a breakpoint on the class signature, start a debug session, and you'll be able to debug into the "sources.zip" that you registered in step 3 above.To create a simple "Hello World" program, start up NetBeans and follow the steps below. You'll see javadoc and you'll be able to click with your mouse into the sources from the "source.zip" registered in step 3 above.

Hold down the control key over the TopComponent class signature, i.e., "extends TopComponent" should be the class signature of your TopComponent.Optionally, add a new module (via the New Project window) with a new TopComponent (via the New File dialog), e.g., an Editor window, and you'll see this:.Go to to the Window menu and open some windows, e.g., Window | Output and Window | IDE Tools | Properties:.Run the application and you should see this, i.e., an empty NetBeans Platform application:.Open the New Project window (Ctrl-Shift-N), go to NetBeans Modules | NetBeans Platform Application and create a new application, named for example "application1", and make sure to select "Apache NetBeans Platform" in the "NetBeans Platform" drop-down box, as shown below:.Creating an application on top of Apache NetBeans (incubating) 9.0 Alpha In the next section, you'll create a new application on top of Apache NetBeans (incubating) 9.0 Alpha. You have now registered Apache NetBeans (incubating) 9.0 Alpha in NetBeans IDE. In the Sources tab, browse to the "source.zip". Click Next and enter "Apache NetBeans Platform" and click Finish. Register the unzipped "bin.zip" and the zipped "source.zip" by going to Tools | NetBeans Platforms, choosing "Add Platform", and navigating to the unzipped "bin.zip".Open NetBeans IDE 8.2 or Apache NetBeans (incubating) 9.0 Beta, once it is available.The "bin.zip" is the NetBeans Platform binary that you will run in step 5, while the "source.zip" will enable you to debug into the sources of the NetBeans Platform and navigate into it from the Java editor in NetBeans IDE. Note: Unzip the "bin.zip", but do not unzip the "source.zip". Download and from the above location.Take the steps below to try Apache NetBeans (incubating) 9.0 Alpha. PPMC vote: vote result: vote: vote result: Location of Distribution

Apache NetBeans 9.0 Alpha is the application framework beneath NetBeans IDE and many other Java desktop applications, such as these:
