1. If the code you pasted in is not formatted correctly, press Alt-Shift-F to reformat the entire file
2. Press Ctrl-Space to open the code completion box. A short list of possible ways to complete the word appears
3. Type sout and press Tab. The sout abbreviation expands to System.out.println(""); with the cursor positioned between the quotation marks.
4. Type psfs and press Tab. The psfs abbreviation expands to private static final String.
5. To supply command line arguments to the program Right-click the project node, choose Properties, and select the Run node in the dialog's left pane and then enter the arguments at the arguments dialog box
6. To run the project choose Run à Run Main Project (F6) from the Run menu
7. If you build a project and then later change classes, it is good to remove all build artifacts from your system and create a fresh build of the application. You can do this with the Clean and Build command (Shift-F11)
8. To create JUnit Test cases select the java file in the Project folder and (Ctrl-Shift-U)
9. To run the JUnit Test cases , select the project node in the project folder and Alt-F6
10. press Ctrl-F8 to set a breakpoint
11. To Debug Main Project Ctrl-F5
12. Click Step Into (F7) in the toolbar to step through the program
13. Generally speaking, Code Completion is useful for filling in missing code, such as symbols and keywords, automatically. As of NetBeans IDE 6.0 you can now also use Code Completion to generate whole methods. This is useful if you want, for example, to generate a constructor, override methods, or implement methods.
14. Generating Code Using the Code Generation Dialogs: Alt-Insert. Using it we can generate getters, setters, hastcode() and equal() methods
15. The IDE's Java editor provides several ways to add import statements for one or more classes, each offering you a list of possible classes to import when you click on the light bulb error mark or press the appropriate key combinations. In addition, the Editor also displays error hints that assist you with removing imports that aren't needed in your source.
16. Place the cursor on the line of the class that wasn't imported and press Alt+Enter. Alternately, you can click the warning mark in the Annotation Stripe (along Editor's left edge)
17. The IDE's Java editor also provides several other methods for managing imports, such as pressing Ctrl-Shift-I to import multiple types at once and pressing Alt-Shift-I while the cursor is positioned in a type identifier, which enables you to import that specific type
18. To duplicate/move the current line or multiple selected lines: Position the cursor on the line or selection you want to duplicate/move. Press and hold Ctrl-Shift / Alt-Shift, then press either the Up or Down cursor key to copy and paste the code above or below the original line.
19. To instantly Rename all the occurrence of a field, method, variable etc., place the cursor on the filed and press Ctrl+R and then enter the new name. To exit from it press Enter / Esc
20. To see the javadoc for an element press Ctrl+Shift+Space
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