The Only Complete Guide and Reference for NetBeans IDE 4.1! The award-winning NetBeans integrated development environment is today's state-of-the-art Java IDE. NetBeans is the first free, open source IDE to support Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0, and it's a leader in providing advanced support for Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME), and other technologies. NetBeans IDE eases all aspects of Java application development, incorporating a wide range of powerful features into one well-designed package. NetBeans™ IDE Field Guide is a comprehensive introductory guide and task reference--it's the fast-answers NetBeans "cookbook" for every Java developer. The authors show you how to use NetBeans to build applications for the desktop, web, enterprise, and handset. Coverage includes Navigating NetBeans IDE, and creating, opening, and configuring projects Using NetBeans' special Ant integration to work with complex existing projects Maximizing productivity in everyday coding, debugging, and refactoring Developing web applications with NetBeans' built-in Apache Tomcat Web server Creating and consuming web services Using enterprise beans to extend web applications with business logic Constructing, assembling, and verifying large-scale J2EE applications Managing the Sun Java System Application Server through NetBeans IDE Developing J2ME handheld applications with the NetBeans Mobility Pack If you're new to NetBeans, this book will help you quickly leverage its power throughout the entire edit-compile-test-debug-deploy cycle. If you've worked with older versions, you'll learn how to make the most of its dramatic improvements. Whatever you're building with Java, NetBeans™ IDE Field Guide will help you build it faster, better, and more efficiently.