Searching for NetBeans APIs
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When using the NetBeans APIs, you may know the class that you need to
use, but not the API (or non-API module) to which it belongs. Until you make
the API available to your module, you are unable to make use of its classes.
To search for a NetBeans API:
- Right-click the Libraries node and choose Add Module Dependency.
The Add Module Dependency dialog box appears.
- In the Add Module Dependency dialog box, in the Filter textbox,
start typing the name of
the class that you need to use. The Module list narrows, showing only
the modules that satisfy the filter.
- If the Show Non-API Modules checkbox is
unchecked (default), the IDE excludes any module
for which the current module cannot access any packages without an implementation
dependency. These are known as "non-API modules".
In other words, only modules with public packages are included,
or friend packages where this module is a friend.
- When you find the module that you need to use, click OK. The IDE
adds an entry to the project.xml file.
- See Also
- About NetBeans Platform and Module Development
- About the NetBeans Platform
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