We try to stay current with our technologies at Point2. An example of this is using the most recent Java platform, Java 6 (JDK 1.6) and modern IDEs such as NetBeans 6.5. However, staying up to date with technology is not always as simple as it could be. Java 6 was released in December 2006 and NetBeans 6.5 was released almost 2 years later in November 2008 and yet it still wants to use Java 5 (JDK 1.5) as the default Java Platform, regardless of what you have set in the OSX Java preferences. Here is how you can set NetBeans 6.5 to use JDK 1.6 by default.
- Ensure that JDK 1.6 and NetBeans 6.5 are installed
- Locate the NetBeans config file, typically located at “/Applications/NetBeans/NetBeans 6.5.app/Contents/Resources/NetBeans/etc/netbeans.conf” and open the file in your favourite editor
- Set the “netbeans_jdkhome” parameter to the JDK 1.6 home directory (ie. netbeans_jdkhome=
/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6/Home) - In NetBeans, right click on the project in the project window and select “Properties”
- Ensure the “Source/Binary Format” is set to “1.6″
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- Click on “Tools” on the toolbar and select “Java Platforms”
- Under “J2SE” the default platform should now be “JDK 1.6″
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