Question

I’m a pretty big noob to Java, but I would like try out htmlunit. I’m using netbeans as my IDE and I’ve created a project folder “hu1”. Here is the structure for that folder:

hu1
 > nbproject
 > src 
   > hu1
 > test

Now, I download htmlunit 2.7 and unzipped the folder, which contains a “lib” folder with a bunch of jar files in it. Where do I put that lib folder in my netbeans project folder so that I can use htmlunit?

Also, once I have figured that out, what paths do I use for my imports. A lot of examples I’ve seen on the web use something like this:

import com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.BrowserVersion;
import com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.Page;

Where do the the com.gargoylesoftware come from?

I know this is a beginner questions, and I really should just read up on how to program with java more, but I would appreciate some advice from the experts here.

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UPDATE: Here is a picture of my setup.

Answer 1

Now, I download htmlunit 2.7 and unzipped the folder, which contains a “lib” folder with a bunch of jar files in it. Where do I put that lib folder in my netbeans project folder so that I can use htmlunit?

First, register the libraries in the IDE.

1. In the IDE, choose Tools > Libraries to open the Libraries Manager.
2. Click New Library and provide a name for the library, e.g. “HTMLUnit”
3. With the “HTMLUnit” library selected, click on the “Add JAR/Folder…” button and select the jar file that was downloaded earlier and click OK to complete

_{(source: netbeans.org)}

Then, add the libraries to the project you are working on.

1. Select the project from the Project view, right-click and select “Properties”
2. Under the Libraries category, click on the “Add Library…” button and choose the HTMLUnit library and click OK to complete

_{(source: netbeans.org)}

(…) Where do the the com.gargoylesoftware come from?

From the library you have to add (more precisely, from the htmlunit jars).