Hello,

I have what I hope is a simple question on the operation of the transitions in programming.

For a transition to occur due to an "event condition," is it correct that the current condition must be the state where the transition begins? i.e. if I have a state machine with 3 states, A, B, and C. Current state is A. There is a transition from state B to state C that is triggered by an "event condition." If machine is in state A, and condition goes True, will the transition occur? I believe that since machine is not in state B, transition will not occur... (actually I hope this is correct!)

Thanks!
Phil

As an added related question -

Are multiple Transition Event Conditions logically connected by OR? i.e. if any of the conditions go true the transition happens?

Thanks!

Hi Phil,

1st question: Yes, you are right. If a machine is in state A(Current state) and the condition goes true, the transition between state B and C doesn't occur. That is because the condition cannot jump from State A to State B.

2nd question: Yes, the multiple transition Event Conditions are logically connected by OR when you are using them with a single state.

I hope this helps.

Thanks,
Priya.