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I apologize for perhaps naive question but I couldn't find an answer online.
I've got some UI code that was created in NetBeans. Unfortunately I don't know what version was used. My understanding is that IntelliJ IDEA (v11 in my case) doesn't support NetBeans forms.
Can I convert the form to something usable in IDEA's form editor ? Content of form's XML file looks lie this:
<?xml version="1.1" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<Form version="1.3" maxVersion="1.7" type="org.netbeans.modules.form.forminfo.JFrameFormInfo">
<NonVisualComponents>
<Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="jLabel3">
<Properties>
<Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="jLabel3"/>
</Properties>
</Component>
<Menu class="javax.swing.JMenuBar" name="menuBar">
<SubComponents>
<Menu class="javax.swing.JMenu" name="fileMenu">
<Properties>
<Property name="mnemonic" type="int" value="102"/>
<Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="File"/>
</Properties>
<SubComponents>
<MenuItem class="javax.swing.JMenuItem" name="openMenuItem">
<Properties>
<Property name="mnemonic" type="int" value="111"/>
<Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Open"/>
</Properties>
</MenuItem>
<MenuItem class="javax.swing.JMenuItem" name="saveMenuItem">
<Properties>
<Property name="mnemonic" type="int" value="115"/>
<Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Save"/>
</Properties>
</MenuItem>
<MenuItem class="javax.swing.JMenuItem" name="saveAsMenuItem">
<Properties>
<Property name="mnemonic" type="int" value="97"/>
<Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Save As ..."/>
<Property name="displayedMnemonicIndex" type="int" value="5"/>
</Properties>
</MenuItem>
<MenuItem class="javax.swing.JMenuItem" name="exitMenuItem">
<Properties>
<Property name="mnemonic" type="int" value="120"/>
<Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Exit"/>
</Properties>
<Events>
<EventHandler event="actionPerformed" listener="java.awt.event.ActionListener" parameters="java.awt.event.ActionEvent" handler="exitMenuItemActionPerformed"/>
</Events>
</MenuItem>
</SubComponents>
</Menu>
<Menu class="javax.swing.JMenu" name="editMenu">
<Properties>
<Property name="mnemonic" type="int" value="101"/>
<Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Edit"/>
</Properties>
<SubComponents>
<MenuItem class="javax.swing.JMenuItem" name="cutMenuItem">
<Properties>
<Property name="mnemonic" type="int" value="116"/>
<Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Cut"/>
</Properties>
</MenuItem>
<MenuItem class="javax.swing.JMenuItem" name="copyMenuItem">
<Properties>
<Property name="mnemonic" type="int" value="121"/>
<Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Copy"/>
</Properties>
</MenuItem>
<MenuItem class="javax.swing.JMenuItem" name="pasteMenuItem">
<Properties>
<Property name="mnemonic" type="int" value="112"/>
<Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Paste"/>
</Properties>
</MenuItem>
<MenuItem class="javax.swing.JMenuItem" name="deleteMenuItem">
<Properties>
<Property name="mnemonic" type="int" value="100"/>
<Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Delete"/>
</Properties>
</MenuItem>
</SubComponents>
</Menu>
<Menu class="javax.swing.JMenu" name="helpMenu">
<Properties>
<Property name="mnemonic" type="int" value="104"/>
<Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Help"/>
</Properties>
<SubComponents>
<MenuItem class="javax.swing.JMenuItem" name="contentsMenuItem">
<Properties>
<Property name="mnemonic" type="int" value="99"/>
<Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Contents"/>
</Properties>
</MenuItem>
<MenuItem class="javax.swing.JMenuItem" name="aboutMenuItem">
<Properties>
<Property name="mnemonic" type="int" value="97"/>
<Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="About"/>
</Properties>
</MenuItem>
</SubComponents>
</Menu>
</SubComponents>
</Menu>
</NonVisualComponents>
<Properties>
<Property name="defaultCloseOperation" type="int" value="3"/>
<Property name="title" type="java.lang.String" value="My Reporting"/>
</Properties>
<SyntheticProperties>
<SyntheticProperty name="menuBar" type="java.lang.String" value="menuBar"/>
<SyntheticProperty name="formSizePolicy" type="int" value="1"/>
</SyntheticProperties>
<AuxValues>
<AuxValue name="FormSettings_autoResourcing" type="java.lang.Integer" value="0"/>
<AuxValue name="FormSettings_autoSetComponentName" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="false"/>
<AuxValue name="FormSettings_generateFQN" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="true"/>
<AuxValue name="FormSettings_generateMnemonicsCode" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="false"/>
<AuxValue name="FormSettings_i18nAutoMode" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="false"/>
<AuxValue name="FormSettings_layoutCodeTarget" type="java.lang.Integer" value="2"/>
<AuxValue name="FormSettings_listenerGenerationStyle" type="java.lang.Integer" value="0"/>
<AuxValue name="FormSettings_variablesLocal" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="false"/>
<AuxValue name="FormSettings_variablesModifier" type="java.lang.Integer" value="2"/>
</AuxValues>
<Layout>
<DimensionLayout dim="0">
<Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" attributes="0">
<Group type="102" attributes="0">
<EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
<Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" attributes="0">
<Component id="jLabel2" alignment="0" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
<Component id="jLabel1" alignment="0" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
<Group type="102" alignment="1" attributes="0">
<Component id="dataRequestButton" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
<EmptySpace min="99" pref="99" max="99" attributes="0"/>
</Group>
</Group>
<EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
<Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" attributes="0">
<Component id="downloadButton" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
<Component id="answersLoaded" alignment="0" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
<Component id="answersToLoad" alignment="0" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
</Group>
<EmptySpace min="-2" pref="28" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
</Group>
<Component id="statusLabel" alignment="0" pref="574" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
<Group type="102" alignment="0" attributes="0">
<EmptySpace min="-2" pref="32" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
<Component id="jLabel4" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
<EmptySpace pref="493" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
</Group>
<Group type="102" alignment="0" attributes="0">
<EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
<Component id="jScrollPane1" pref="534" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
<EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
</Group>
</Group>
</DimensionLayout>
<DimensionLayout dim="1">
<Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" attributes="0">
<Group type="102" alignment="0" attributes="0">
<EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
<Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" attributes="0">
<Group type="102" alignment="1" attributes="0">
<Component id="answersLoaded" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
<EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
<Component id="answersToLoad" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
</Group>
<Group type="102" alignment="1" attributes="0">
<Component id="jLabel1" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
<EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
<Component id="jLabel2" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
</Group>
</Group>
<EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
<Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" attributes="0">
<Component id="dataRequestButton" alignment="0" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
<Component id="downloadButton" alignment="0" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
</Group>
<EmptySpace type="separate" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
<Component id="jLabel4" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
<EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
<Component id="jScrollPane1" pref="316" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
<EmptySpace type="unrelated" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
<Component id="statusLabel" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
</Group>
</Group>
</DimensionLayout>
</Layout>
<SubComponents>
<Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="jLabel1">
<Properties>
<Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Answer data loaded until"/>
</Properties>
</Component>
<Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="answersLoaded">
<Properties>
<Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="<nothing loaded>"/>
</Properties>
</Component>
<Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="jLabel2">
<Properties>
<Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Unloaded answers at the server"/>
</Properties>
</Component>
<Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="answersToLoad">
<Properties>
<Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="<nothing available>"/>
</Properties>
</Component>
<Component class="javax.swing.JButton" name="downloadButton">
<Properties>
<Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Download ready data"/>
</Properties>
<Events>
<EventHandler event="actionPerformed" listener="java.awt.event.ActionListener" parameters="java.awt.event.ActionEvent" handler="downloadButtonActionPerformed"/>
</Events>
</Component>
<Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="statusLabel">
<Properties>
<Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Ready"/>
<Property name="border" type="javax.swing.border.Border" editor="org.netbeans.modules.form.editors2.BorderEditor">
<Border info="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.border.EtchedBorderInfo">
<EtchetBorder/>
</Border>
</Property>
</Properties>
</Component>
<Component class="javax.swing.JButton" name="dataRequestButton">
<Properties>
<Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Request data"/>
</Properties>
<Events>
<EventHandler event="actionPerformed" listener="java.awt.event.ActionListener" parameters="java.awt.event.ActionEvent" handler="dataRequestButtonActionPerformed"/>
</Events>
</Component>
<Container class="javax.swing.JScrollPane" name="jScrollPane1">
<Layout class="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.support.JScrollPaneSupportLayout"/>
<SubComponents>
<Component class="javax.swing.JTable" name="engineTable">
<Properties>
<Property name="model" type="javax.swing.table.TableModel" editor="org.netbeans.modules.form.editors2.TableModelEditor">
<Table columnCount="4" rowCount="4">
<Column editable="true" title="Title 1" type="java.lang.Object"/>
<Column editable="true" title="Title 2" type="java.lang.Object"/>
<Column editable="true" title="Title 3" type="java.lang.Object"/>
<Column editable="true" title="Title 4" type="java.lang.Object"/>
</Table>
</Property>
<Property name="columnModel" type="javax.swing.table.TableColumnModel" editor="org.netbeans.modules.form.editors2.TableColumnModelEditor">
<TableColumnModel selectionModel="0">
<Column maxWidth="-1" minWidth="-1" prefWidth="-1" resizable="true">
<Title/>
<Editor/>
<Renderer/>
</Column>
<Column maxWidth="-1" minWidth="-1" prefWidth="-1" resizable="true">
<Title/>
<Editor/>
<Renderer/>
</Column>
<Column maxWidth="-1" minWidth="-1" prefWidth="-1" resizable="true">
<Title/>
<Editor/>
<Renderer/>
</Column>
<Column maxWidth="-1" minWidth="-1" prefWidth="-1" resizable="true">
<Title/>
<Editor/>
<Renderer/>
</Column>
</TableColumnModel>
</Property>
<Property name="tableHeader" type="javax.swing.table.JTableHeader" editor="org.netbeans.modules.form.editors2.JTableHeaderEditor">
<TableHeader reorderingAllowed="true" resizingAllowed="true"/>
</Property>
</Properties>
</Component>
</SubComponents>
</Container>
<Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="jLabel4">
<Properties>
<Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Engines"/>
</Properties>
</Component>
</SubComponents>
</Form>
Thanks a lot.
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IntelliJ IDEA creates a project for an entire code base and a module for each of its individual components. NetBeans projects are more like IntelliJ IDEA modules. Unlike NetBeans, IntelliJ IDEA cannot open multiple projects in the same window.
When compared with IntelliJ, NetBeans is faster and integrates the environment in a better manner. Also, it is lighter in memory and helps the developer to code network programming. IntelliJ does not have any of these attributes in its kit. Being stable makes IntelliJ better software for bigger applications.
Opening Existing GUI FormsDouble-click. Choose Jump to Source on the context menu. Press F4 .
IntelliJ IDEA doesn't support NetBeans forms, you can try to use the create snapshot feature that can save IDEA form file from a dialog of the running application.
However, much more convenient solution would be to use JFormDesigner which has IntelliJ IDEA plug-in and can convert NetBeans form files. Note that this tool is commercial and will cost you money, but it's free to try.
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