NetBeans Platform Actions

• The NetBeans Platform bases its actions on the Swing Action Framework.
• Ultimately, every action rests upon Swing’s Action interface.
• Simplest case:
• An action class implements the Action interface
• Straightforward:
• Extends the AbstractAction class.
• The NetBeans’ Own Base Classes for Actions

• Registry
• Actions are registered centrally in the layer file of your module, within the Actions folder.
• Instance:
• Actions can be used multiple times in different places
• Only one instance is created.
• The possibility of toolbar customization.