Editing States

In UML, a state in a state diagram ican have events that are handled by actions within the state, without ever leaving the state. Those events and actions appear in a compartment under the state name compartment:

You can edit events of a state within a diagram by clicking on the compartment (even if it's empty). When you do, the event editing dialog will appear, as described below. States can also be edited via their Detail Pages. The Detail Page for a state contains an Events button:

When you click either button, the event editing dialog will appear:

This dialog contains the following controls:

Event Field: This is an ink-enabled field where you can either type or write the event and action details. Use the following format for describing the events: Name/Action, where:
Name indicates the event name.
Action indicates the action taken in response to the event.
Add Button : Click this button to add the event and action from the Event Field to the Event List.
Event List: This is a list of events and actions in the state.
Event Detail Button : This button opens a form to let you edit the selected event and action.
Up Button : Select an event in the Event List and press this button to move it up within the list.
Down Button : Select an event in the Event List and press this button to move it down within the list.
Delete Button : Select an event in the Event List and press this button to delete it from the list.
OK Button: Click this button to accept the revised list.
Cancel Button: Click this button to reject the changes.

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