how to enable gradle for Netbeans?

Question

I enabled groovy through options > miscellaneous but don't see a plugin for gradle. How do I enable gradle for Netbeans 11?

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does netbeans 11 support grails?

Answer 1

Since you have already installed and activated Groovy, Gradle is enabled in NetBeans 11 simply by installing the Gradle plugin.

All NetBeans plugins are installed through the Tools > Plugins screen. To install the Gradle plugin:

• On the Plugins screen click the Available Plugins tab.
• Click the Name column header to sort the entries by name.

• Locate the entry named Gradle, check it, then click the Install button:

  

• The Gradle plugin will be downloaded and installed. No restart will be required if that is the only plugin being installed.

To verify that the installation of the Gradle plugin was successful:

• On the Plugins screen click the Installed tab.
• Check the Show Details checkbox.

• Scroll down and verify that there is an entry for Gradle: