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Tuesday March 28, 2006

Select J2SE library from Maven repository and install it in NetBeans 5.0 feature

Project extensions plugin of NBXdoclet allows to select library from Maven repository and install it to Library Manager.

For example you want to add Postgresql jdbc driver to my project. Dialog with available libraries is shown by using Tools|Download Library menu item from main menu. There are these components:

• left list - Category with similar libraries
• center list - Libraries in selected Category
• right list - libraries which will be installed. A library should be removed or added using >> or << buttons
• library filter filter, shows only folders which contains libraries with matched string

To filter contentes of all librarires type pos int Filter field. After selection of postgresgl Category all libraries from postgress category are shown in libraries folder. Select the postgresql-7.2.jar and click to >> button. The Library is added to Added libraries list. To start downloading and installing the library click to Ok button. Waiting dialog with progress bar is shown during installing of library.

When is the library downloaded we can add the library to our project.