Overview (Java Source UI)

Java Source UI
Package	Description
org.netbeans.api.java.source.ui

Various UI related utilities to control processing of Java files inside of NetBeans IDE.

What is New (see all changes)?

Sep 20 '11 Added overload method for TypeElementFinder.find which allows to specify the prefilled initial text
Added overload method for TypeElementFinder.find which allows to specify the prefilled initial text.
Feb 21 '11 Added asynchronous version of getText method into ElementJavadoc
Added asynchronous version of getText into ElementJavadoc. The getTextAsync returns a Future which blocks until the javadoc is downloaded.
Jun 29 '10 Adding cancelable version of ElementJavadoc.create
Added a cancelable version of ElementJavadoc.create to allow code completion to cancel slow call to JavadocForBinaryQuery.
Jan 25 '08 Adding ElementOpen.open(ClasspathInfo info, ElementHandle h)
Adding ElementOpen.open(ClasspathInfo info, ElementHandle h) method.
Jul 18 '07 Added support for notifying user about running background scan.
Added support for notifying user about running background scan. When the background scan is running the support displays a dialog notifying user about it. When the background scan finishes the dialog is closed and the action is executed.

Use Cases

XXX no answer for arch-usecases

Exported Interfaces

This table lists all of the module exported APIs with defined stability classifications. It is generated based on answers to questions about the architecture of the module. Read them all...

Group of java interfaces

Interface Name	In/Out	Stability	Specified in What Document?
java.sourceui	Exported	Official	APIs for controling visual aspects of processing of Java files.

Implementation Details

Where are the sources for the module?

The sources for the module are in the NetBeans Mercurial repositories.

What do other modules need to do to declare a dependency on this one, in addition to or instead of a plain module dependency?

XXX no answer for deploy-dependencies

Read more about the implementation in the answers to architecture questions.

Java Source UIOfficial