3.2. Fundamental Elements
Our discussion on the fundamental elements is in two sections. Section 3.2.1 discusses the structural elements that represent abstractions in our system. Structural elements typically are elements that encapsulate the system's set of behaviors. In Section 3.2.2, we discuss the relationships that define how the structural elements relate to each other. Throughout our discussions of these elements, we provide mappings to the Java language.
3.2.1. Structural Elements
We have broken our discussion of structural elements into two sections. In Section 3.2.2, we discuss Java-independent entities, which are elements that don't have a Java language mapping. Then, in Section 3.2.3, we turn our attention to the Java-dependent entities, ...
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