Can Netbeans handle both 32-bit and 64-bit version of Java ?

Question

I'm running 64-bit version of Vista on my notebook with 4G of RAM, the Ram is maxed out at 1.5G on the 32-bit version of Java. But if I move completely to 64-bit version of Java, the JDIC part won't work, so my question is : if I install both 32 and 64 bit versions of Java, can Netbeans easily switch between the two ? So if I run out of ram at 1.5G, I switch to the 64-bit, but if I need to develop JDIC part, I switch back to the 32-bit, is this possible with Netbeans ?

========================================================================

I've just realized I asked half a question, since which version(32/64 bit) of Netbeans also matters. So my question should be : If I run 64-bit of Neatbeans(assume it's available), and have both versions of Java installed, can I switch between the two Java versions for my projects in Netbeans ?

Answer 1

You cannot switch JVMs in a running app. You'll have to restart it, but you should certainly be able to run Netbeans in both JVMs.

Answer 2

NetBeans does work with both 64-bit and 32-bit JVM. Eclipse can only work with 32-bit JVM. I have a script for launching Eclipse with installed 32-bit JVM and NetBeans for the 64-bit or 32-bit JVM.