- Using Oracle Java SE Embedded Support in NetBeans IDE
- Setting Up a Remote Platform in NetBeans IDE
- Creating and Running a Project in the IDE
- Configuring a Project to Use a Remote Platform
- Running a Project on a Remote Platfrom
- Downloading Apache NetBeans 18
- Community Installers
- Deployment Platforms
- Known Issues
- Building from Source
- Community Approval
- Earlier Releases
- About
- Community
- Participate
- Get Help
- Download
Using Oracle Java SE Embedded Support in NetBeans IDE
Oracle Java Standard Edition Embedded (Oracle Java SE Embedded) enables users to develop highly functional, reliable and portable applications for powerful embedded systems. NetBeans IDE supports Java SE Embedded features, such as footprint, memory, power, platform support, etc.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to get started with Java SE Embedded in NetBeans IDE and how to use the IDE support for Java SE Embedded.
Setting Up a Remote Platform in NetBeans IDE
Once Oracle Java SE Embedded runtime is downloaded and installed on your remote machine (Raspberry Pi is used for demonstration purposes in this tutorial), you need to set up NetBeans IDE with the remote platform as follows:
- activate the Java SE feature in NetBeans IDE
- install a remote Java SE platform in NetBeans IDE
To activate the Java SE feature in the IDE:
- Choose Tools > Plugins from the main IDE’s toolbar.
- In the Plugins dialog box, click the Installed tab and select Java SE in the list of available features.
- Click Activate.
- At the Welcome panel of the Installer dialog box, click Activate.
- When the activation is successfully completed, click Finish.
- Click Close to close the Plugins dialog box.
To install a remote Java SE platform in NetBeans IDE:
- Click Add Platform.
- In the Select Platform Type of the Add Java Platform wizard, select Remote Java Standard Edition and click Next. The IDE displays the Add Java Platform dialog box.
- Specify the remote platform details such as the name, the IP address or DNS name of the device, login, password, and the path to the JRE on the remote device.
- Click Finish. The IDE validates the remote JRE by executing a probe and downloads the remote JRE system properties. A new remote Java SE platform displays in the Java Platform Manager dialog box.
Now your NetBeans IDE is set up for remote Java SE development.
Creating and Running a Project in the IDE
Now let us create a project that is going to be first run in the IDE and then on the remote platform.
To create a project:
- In the IDE, choose File > New Project.
- In the New Project wizard, choose the Java category and select Java Application in the Projects list. Click Next.
- In the Name and Location page of the wizard, do the following:
- In the Project Name field, type EmbeddedCalculator .
- Leave the Use Dedicated Folder for Storing Libraries checkbox unselected.
- In the Create Main Class field, type embeddedcalculator.EmbeddedCalculator .
- Click Finish. The IDE creates and opens the Java SE project in the Projects window.
- Replace the // TODO code application logic here line with the following code:
int a = 1; int b = 2; int c = a + b; System.out.println (c);
To test your application, right-click the project name and choose Run from the context menu. The calculated output can be viewed in the Output window (Window > Output).
Configuring a Project to Use a Remote Platform
To develop a Java SE embedded application on a remote platform using compact1, compact2, or compact3 runtime platforms, JDK 8 needs to be registered in the IDE.
To enable JDK 8 support in NetBeans IDE:
- In the IDE, choose Tools > Java Platforms from the main menu.
- Click Add Platform in the Java Platform Manager dialog.
- In the Add Java Platform dialog, select Java Standard Edition and click Next.
- Specify the directory that contains the JDK and click Next.
- Verify that the default locations of the platform sources zip file and API documentation are valid. Click Finish to close the Add Java Platform dialog box. JDK 8 is registered as a platform in the IDE.
To configure your project to use JDK 8:
- Right-click the EmbeddedCalculator project in the Projects window and select Properties from the context menu.
- In the Project Properties dialog box, choose the Libraries category and set JDK 1.8 as the Java Platform.
- Click OK to save the changes. Your project is set to recognize a particular runtime on a remote platform.
Running a Project on a Remote Platfrom
You can run and debug the application on a remote device after setting the project configuration to a configuration different from the default one.
To create a new configuration:
- Right-click the project name in the Projects window and select Properties from the context menu.
- Choose the Run category.
- Click New to the right of the Configuration drop-down list.
- In the Create New Configuration dalog box, specify the name of a new configuration and click OK.
- Select the runtime platform name in the Runtime Platform drop-down list.
If you run the project on a remote platform (Run > Run Project (project name)), the output will look similar to what is shown in the figure below.
To switch between project configurations:
- Choose Run > Set Project Configuration > configuration name or right-click the project name and choose Set Configuration > configuration name from the context menu.
Downloading Apache NetBeans 18
Apache NetBeans 18 is available for download from your closest Apache mirror.
Binaries (Platform Independent):
Installers and Packages:
Officially, it is important that you verify the integrity of the downloaded files using the PGP signatures (.asc file) or a hash (.sha512 files). The PGP keys used to sign this release are available here.
Release Notes:
Community Installers
- Codelerity / Gj IT packages — Windows, macOS and Linux (.deb / .rpm / .AppImage) built with NBPackage. Most include a local JDK runtime for the IDE to run on, for a self-contained out-of-the-box experience.
Individual NetBeans committers may provide additional binary packages as a convenience. While built using the Apache NetBeans release, they are not releases of the Apache Software Foundation. They may include other contents (eg. JDK) under additional license terms. |
Deployment Platforms
The Apache NetBeans 18 binary releases require JDK 11+, and officially support running on JDK 11, 17 and 20.
Known Issues
Building from Source
Community Approval
As in any other Apache Project, the Apache NetBeans Community approved this release through the following voting processes in our mailing lists:
Earlier Releases
Please visit the Apache NetBeans Download page for further details.
About
Community
Participate
Get Help
Download
Licensed under the Apache license, version 2.0
Apache, Apache NetBeans, NetBeans, the Apache feather logo and the Apache NetBeans logo are trademarks of The Apache Software Foundation.
Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
The Apache NetBeans website conforms to the Apache Software Foundation Privacy Policy