The Definitive Guide to NetBeans™ Platform

Appendix A. Important NetBeans Extension Points and Configuration DTDs

This Appendix outlines the most important extension points and configuration DTDs of the NetBeans Platform. The extension points are outlined first, in Table A-1. Following that, Listings A-1 through A-6 describe the DTDs for some important configuration files, including modes, toolbars, and TopComponent group configurations.

Table A.1. Important NetBeans Extension Points

Extension Point	Usage
Actions	Registers all actions used throughout the application. In other words, this extension point creates the central action pool, the content of which can be referenced from other classes. See Chapter 4.
Menu	Registers all the entries in the application menus. An application menu is built ...