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.
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.