.. _sdk_concepts: Concepts =================== Although the application's overall concepts are described in other sections of this documentation, not all components, GUI-related classes, internal mechanisms or objects are included in the SDK. This section briefly describes the main concepts and purposes of the classes exposed as part of the public API in the SDK, as well as their interrelation and interaction. This should help you to understand the API reference. Abstract Classes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Containers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Column ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Data Containers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The data containers are the data sources for all data analysis and data visualization. Filters ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Helper Classes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NSL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~