How to find what library a specific function/method is in..
How does one go about finding the location of a specific function/method? In other words, how does one know what libraries to import?
This can be a weirdly hard question to answer. I often google for the missing class, because some kind soul has put the api on the Web somewhere. In checking, I just found this tool:
http://www.jarfinder.com/
which worked well with the sample class I tried.
There is a jwhich utility which will tell you where your class is in a defined classpath. That needs the command line set up with a classpath. This Java World article talks about it:
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javatips/jw-javatip105.html
http://www.jarfinder.com/
which worked well with the sample class I tried.
There is a jwhich utility which will tell you where your class is in a defined classpath. That needs the command line set up with a classpath. This Java World article talks about it:
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javatips/jw-javatip105.html
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mrcoffee365:
You have understood my question. And, that's what I do - google it! But that's a pain, and not a real good solution. It seems to me that there should be something built into the IDE.
You have understood my question. And, that's what I do - google it! But that's a pain, and not a real good solution. It seems to me that there should be something built into the IDE.
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Can a NetBeans expert tell me if this kind of functionality is built into the IE?
For example, suppose I want to use JOptionPane. Seems to me that the IDE should be able to tell me that I have to import javax.swing.JOptionPane.
Otherwise, I have to google it or otherwise know what to import.
For example, suppose I want to use JOptionPane. Seems to me that the IDE should be able to tell me that I have to import javax.swing.JOptionPane.
Otherwise, I have to google it or otherwise know what to import.
Hold on - are you talking about classes or about finding which jar file the class is into?
All the IDEs will tell you that you have to import javax.swing.JOptionPane. So NetBeans should tell you that, and Eclipse does. What they can't tell you is the name of the jar. Unless you have already added the jar to the project classpath.
So I use jwhich or google to find a jar if I can't figure it out on my own.
So I use jwhich or google to find a jar if I can't figure it out on my own.
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Ctrl-Shift-I.
That's exactly the type of thing I'm looking for! Thanks!
That's exactly the type of thing I'm looking for! Thanks!
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Ctrl-Shift-I.
That's exactly the type of thing I'm looking for! Thanks!
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You are welcome :) If you are not familiar with the shortcuts http://netbeanside61.blogspot.com/2008/04/top-10-netbeans-ide-keyboard-shortcuts.html has a list of the most useful ones :)
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Ctrl-Shift-I.
That's exactly the type of thing I'm looking for! Thanks!
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You are welcome :) If you are not familiar with the shortcuts http://netbeanside61.blogspot.com/2008/04/top-10-netbeans-ide-keyboard-shortcuts.html has a list of the most useful ones :)
Or do you mean how you find which jars you need? If so -depends on the types of library. For the public ones, I am kinda used to the ones that I use... and internet help on the rest. For private one, I just search inside of the jars to find where the class is.
Or do you ask about something else?