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# nb-paste-to-new-file

NetBeans plugin which pastes textual clipboard content into a new file. This is useful if you have to copy code samples (especially whole java classes) from online tutorials.

How to install

Install via Plugin Manager

Download manually

• Core-Plugin: http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/57739/?show=true
• Java-Addon for the Core-Plugin: http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/57740/?show=true

Usage

Paste text from clipboard into a new file

Select a node in the project view and then invoke Menu|Edit|Paste to new file. A dialog will ask you for the file name and after confirming it a new file will be created with the given name and the content from the clipboard.

Paste Java code from clipboard into a new file

• The idea of this feature is taken from Eclipse IDE and IntelliJ Idea, but now it is also available for NetBeans IDE

• Variant 1: Select a "Source" or "Test Sources" node and paste Java code (incl. package declaration) via Menu|Edit|Paste to new file and a Java file is created in the package defined by the pasted source code.

• Variant 2: Select a package node below the "Source" or "Test Sources" node and paste Java code (incl. package declaration) via Menu|Edit|Paste to new file and a Java file is created in the selected package. The package declaration in the file is updated automatically.