There are a number of standard
system actions
available for use in NetBeans.
The Actions API specifies how
to attach existing actions to new components (such as data objects or
nodes), as well as how to create new actions.
A "meta-action" that displays (in a submenu) a list of enabled actions provided by modules.
Such registered actions are called "service actions":
they are provided externally but seem to provide additional services on existing components.
Often they will be
NodeAction s or
CookieAction s so that they will
be enabled based on the node selection, i.e.