What useful macros have you created in Netbeans? [closed]

Answer 1

This is for HTML. I just made:

caret-begin-line "<li>" caret-end-line "</li>" caret-down

Mapped it to ctrl+shift+L This is my first netbeans macro. Later maybe I can make it work for an entire selection somehow.

Edit: Can't figure out doing it for selections, but adding "caret-down" at the end was almost as good.

Answer 2

for php add semicolon to end line ("complete line")
but keep your cursor at the current point, so you can keep typing the rest of the line

split-line
caret-down
caret-end-line ";" 
caret-begin-line 
selection-begin-line remove-selection 
delete-previous

Answer 3

Oh well, just experimenting with netbeans.

I add a simple new macro for netbeans. name: "scrollup_newline" code: insert-break scroll-up

It works well, so every i press enter, the editor move one line down. This way i can code and have the caret in the middle of the editor.

Answer 4

Here is the macro I wrote today. I am very much missing an "extract method" or "introduce method" refactoring in PHP, so I wrote this macro. I know this is far less complex than the refactorings in Java, but it can be used and it saves a few copy/pastes and writing repetitive code.

cut-to-clipboard
"$this->UNNAMED_METHOD();"
collapse-fold
caret-end-line caret-backward caret-end-line insert-break
"private function UNNAMED_METHOD() {"insert-break
paste-from-clipboard insert-break

Answer 5

This is a code template for creating a static logger in a class using SLF4J. I tie it to "Log".

private static final ${loggerType type="org.slf4j.Logger" default="Logger" editable="false"} log = ${loggerFactoryType type="org.slf4j.LoggerFactory" default="LoggerFactory" editable="false"}.getLogger(${classType editable="false" currClassName default="getClass()"}.class);

This makes a log.debug line which I tie to "log":

log.debug("${message}", "${variables}");

Answer 6

Here is a list of macro codes with short explanations. Might be useful for someone.

Update: replaced old link with one to the Netbeans site and included the macro list in here.

abbrev-debug-line   Debug Filename and Line Number
adjust-caret-bottom Move Insertion Point to Bottom
adjust-caret-center Move Insertion Point to Center
adjust-caret-top    Move Insertion Point to Top
adjust-window-bottom    Scroll Insertion Point to Bottom
adjust-window-center    Scroll Insertion Point to Center
adjust-window-top   Scroll Insertion Point to Top
all-completion-show Show All Code Completion Popup
annotations-cycling Annotations Cycling
beep    Beep
build-popup-menu    Build Popup Menu
build-tool-tip  Build Tool Tip
caret-backward  Insertion Point Backward
caret-begin Insertion Point to Beginning of Document
caret-begin-line    Insertion Point to Beginning of Text on Line
caret-begin-word    Insertion Point to Beginning of Word
caret-down  Insertion Point Down
caret-end   Insertion Point to End of Document
caret-end-line  Insertion Point to End of Line
caret-end-word  Insertion Point to End of Word
caret-forward   Insertion Point Forward
caret-line-first-column Insertion Point to Beginning of Line
caret-next-word caret-next-word
caret-previous-word caret-previous-word
caret-up    Insertion Point Up
collapse-all-code-block-folds   Collapse All Java Code
collapse-all-folds  Collapse All
collapse-all-javadoc-folds  Collapse All Javadoc
collapse-fold   Collapse Fold
comment Comment
complete-line   Complete Line
complete-line-newline   Complete Line and Create New Line
completion-show Show Code Completion Popup
copy-selection-else-line-down   Copy Selection else Line down
copy-selection-else-line-up Copy Selection else Line up
copy-to-clipboard   Copy
cut-to-clipboard    Cut
cut-to-line-begin   Cut from Insertion Point to Line Begining
cut-to-line-end Cut from Insertion Point to Line End
default-typed   Default Typed
delete-next Delete Next Character
delete-previous Delete Previous Character
documentation-show  Show Documentation Popup
dump-view-hierarchy Dump View Hierarchy
expand-all-code-block-folds Expand All Java Code
expand-all-folds    Expand All
expand-all-javadoc-folds    Expand All Javadoc
expand-fold Expand Fold
fast-import Fast Import
find-next   Find Next Occurrence
find-previous   Find Previous Occurrence
find-selection  Find Selection
first-non-white Go to First Non-whitespace Char
fix-imports Fix Imports
format  Format
generate-code   Insert Code
generate-fold-popup Generate Fold Popup
generate-goto-popup Generate Goto Popup
generate-gutter-popup   Margin
goto    Go to Line...
goto-declaration    Go to Declaration
goto-help   Go to Javadoc
goto-implementation Go to Implementation
goto-source Go to Source
goto-super-implementation   Go to Super Implementation
in-place-refactoring    Instant Rename
incremental-search-backward Incremental Search Backward
incremental-search-forward  Incremental Search Forward
insert-break    Insert Newline
insert-date-time    Insert Current Date and Time
insert-tab  Insert Tab
introduce-constant  Introduce Constant...
introduce-field Introduce Field...
introduce-method    Introduce Method...
introduce-variable  Introduce Variable...
java-next-marked-occurrence Navigate to Next Occurrence
java-prev-marked-occurrence Navigate to Previous Occurrence
jump-list-last-edit Last edit
jump-list-next  Forward
jump-list-prev  Back
last-non-white  Go to Last Non-whitespace Char
make-getter Replace Variable With its Getter
make-is Replace Variable With its is* Method
make-setter Replace Variable With its Setter
match-brace Insertion Point to Matching Brace
move-selection-else-line-down   Move Selection else Line down
move-selection-else-line-up Move Selection else Line up
org.openide.actions.PopupAction Show Popup Menu
page-down   Page Down
page-up Page Up
paste-formated  Paste Formatted
paste-from-clipboard    Paste
redo    Redo
reindent-line   Re-indent Current Line or Selection
remove-line Delete Line
remove-line-begin   Delete Preceding Characters in Line
remove-selection    Delete Selection
remove-tab  Delete Tab
remove-trailing-spaces  Remove Trailing Spaces
remove-word-next    remove-word-next
remove-word-previous    remove-word-previous
replace Replace
run-macro   Run Macro
scroll-down Scroll Down
scroll-up   Scroll Up
select-all  Select All
select-element-next Select Next Element
select-element-previous Select Previous Element
select-identifier   Select Identifier
select-line Select Line
select-next-parameter   Select Next Parameter
select-word Select Word
selection-backward  Extend Selection Backward
selection-begin Extend Selection to Beginning of Document
selection-begin-line    Extend Selection to Beginning of Text on Line
selection-begin-word    Extend Selection to Beginning of Word
selection-down  Extend Selection Down
selection-end   Extend Selection to End of Document
selection-end-line  Extend Selection to End of Line
selection-end-word  Extend Selection to End of Word
selection-first-non-white   Extend Selection to First Non-whitespace Char
selection-forward   Extend Selection Forward
selection-last-non-white    Extend Selection to Last Non-whitespace Char
selection-line-first-column Extend Selection to Beginning of Line
selection-match-brace   Extend Selection to Matching Brace
selection-next-word selection-next-word
selection-page-down Extend Selection to Next Page
selection-page-up   Extend Selection to Previous Page
selection-previous-word selection-previous-word
selection-up    Extend Selection Up
shift-line-left Shift Line Left
shift-line-right    Shift Line Right
split-line  Split Line
start-macro-recording   Start Macro Recording
start-new-line  Start New Line
stop-macro-recording    Stop Macro Recording
switch-case Switch Case
to-lower-case   To Lowercase
to-upper-case   To Uppercase
toggle-case-identifier-begin    Switch Capitalization of Identifier
toggle-comment  Toggle Comment
toggle-highlight-search Toggle Highlight Search
toggle-line-numbers Toggle Line Numbers
toggle-non-printable-characters Toggle Non-printable Characters
toggle-toolbar  Toggle Toolbar
toggle-typing-mode  Toggle Typing Mode
tooltip-show    Show Code Completion Tip Popup
uncomment   Uncomment
undo    Undo
word-match-next Next Matching Word
word-match-prev Previous Matching Word