Object model in Java: elements and application

The Java programming language is a new object-oriented programming language that is gaining widespread popularity in the computer software industry be cause of its ease of learning, simplicity, generality, portability and netw orking capabilities. In this article, we discuss the semantic implementatio n in Java of each of the elements of the object model, identified by Booch [G. Booch, Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with Applications, 2nd Editi on, Addison-Wesley, 1994], in addition to the mobility element. We show tha t Java, unlike other object-oriented languages, covers and simplifies all e lements of the object model. An example illustrating those elements in Java will be drawn from a telecom software application. (C) 1999 Elsevier Scien ce B.V. All rights reserved.