i am starting to learn Java using Netbeans 6.8 IDE.
i am wondering if there is a utility in NetBeans similar to VS2008 that facilitates commenting code and later display these comments in class diagrams?
thanks.
EDIT: i found the Javadoc feature. it is some help but not that great.
The NetBeans UML Plugin is not supported in NetBeans 6.8 (according to this thread, it may come back in 6.9). The recommended alternative is to use SDE for NetBeans from Visual Paradigm (they do offer a free, community edition of their UML tool that works with NetBeans).
Some alternatives (based on Javadoc style annotations that will generate diagrams in javadoc):
APIviz - APIviz is a JavaDoc doclet which extends the Java standard doclet. It generates comprehensive UML-like class and package diagrams for quick understanding of the overall API structure. (Check the samples!)
UMLGraph - (...) In addition, the UMLGraphDoc doclet included in this distribution automatically adds UML diagrams to javadoc documentation. (Example in this article).
yDoc (commercial) - Example in the statsvn project.
Doxygen - an alternative to javadoc
Personally, I would consider APIviz (that you can call from build tools like Ant or Maven). Really, check this sample to get an idea of the result.
NetBeans used to have a UML module, however it's been discontinued since version 6.7. What you can do as a workaround is install an older version of NetBeans alonside your current version, and use the older version to generate the UML diagrams from your code.
Other tools you might look at are Doxygen, which will auto-generate documentation like Javadoc. Paired with graphviz, it can generate visual call graphs, which Javadoc does not do.
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I have installed Eclipse UML Generators in eclipse Luna using it's update site. The installation was successful, but there is no documentation in how to use the plugin.
My objective is to generate class diagrams from java code. Can I achieve it from the above plugin?
This question is old, but the answer could help other people :
In the package explorer, right click on the package containing classes about which you want to draw a diagram, select "UML Generators"->Reverse java code
You can use objectaid plugin to generate digrams in eclipse.well documented.
this is the closest i could find to some documentation
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse_UML_Generators/New_and_Noteworthy/0.9.0
I search for tool that can generate code from UML diagram for Eclipse. The tool should generate code from UML diagram, reverse engeneering to see code changes, and merge option to prevent the deletion of the file for any change.
Is there tool that do that, or is it too much to ask?
If you like Eclipse based tools, I could recommend the free Uml to Java generator from Obeo, which may be downloaded from the Marketplace:
Help -> Eclipse Marketplace...
However, I think that it doesn´t completely fit your needs, since I believe that it doesn´t provide reverse engineering facilities. Also note that they use Acceleo for code generation, which is the reference OMG specification implementation.
Eclipse offers a plugin, which displays the abstract tree view of Java projects. After installing the plugin, the view becomes available. http://www.eclipse.org/jdt/ui/astview/index.php
Is there such a functionality / plugin also available for the Netbeans IDE? I didn't find an answer in stackoverflow. The results in Google dealing with AST in Netbeans are somewhat old (2007-2009).
I know that there are standalone tools which display the AST and also other IDEs which are more useful, if such functionality is required (like IntelliJ Idea).
My question is Netbeans-specific - if this is not possible with Netbeans (without using other tools) a simple "No" will be enough! I am using Netbeans 7.3.
Did you look at these ? It is more recent (2012).
http://netbeans.dzone.com/nb-javac-ast-visualization
https://bitbucket.org/crazyjavahacking
The dev builds of NB already contain such a view in the navigator. Not pretty but it works
I already tried a few tool for eclipse which are for building UMLs (Object/Dependency Diagrams), but what I really need is a tool to generate such an UML out of code. (and not vice versa)
I'd prefer a simple UML tools which is easy to install and don't has any dependencies. I already tried Jupe, Omondo and eUML, but anyhow I'm still not really happy with them.
(I also found this: Eclipse UML plugin with Java Code Generation)
Try the most common CASE tools like MagicDraw or Enterprise Architect.
They have reverse engineering capabilities and they are most powerful (especially auto formatting the diagram elements may be useful).
If you want / need to stay inside Eclipse, have a look at this topic which is very similar to your question.
Can the import option for a UML file (class diagram) created using rational rose or staruml be used to generate the code in Netbeans? And which is better for this option, Netbeans or eclipse?
Netbeans is not anymore providing an UML plugin therefore Eclipse is a better choice today. It is impossible to import Rose models because UML 1.x and the new UML2 is not backward compatible.
Eclipse is definitely the better options as Netbeans no longer offers UML support, whereas there are a number of plugins for Eclipse.