State Machine Table Options

You can choose the State Machine table layout and set other options from the State Machine Diagram: Options dialog, which you display by either:

  • Double-clicking on the State Machine table background or
  • Right-clicking on the background and selecting the State Table Options context menu option.

State Machine Diagram Options

Option

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Table Format

Select the required table format:

  • State - Trigger: rows represent States, each state name in a left edge cell; columns represent Triggers, each trigger name in a column header cell; the intersection of a row and column identifies the Transition (if there is one); the Transition cell displays information about the next State and the condition (guard) of the Transition
  • Trigger - State: as above, except that rows represent triggers and columns represent states
  • State - Next State: both rows and columns represent states; intersection of row and column defines the transition (if there is one) from the row state to the column state.

Cell Size

Transition Cell Width

Specify the width of the transition cells (that is, the column width).

Transition Cell Height

Specify the height of the transition cells (that is, the row height).

Left Edge Cell Width

Specify the width of the left edge (row title) cells.

Top Edge Cell Height

Specify the height of the top edge (column title) cells.

Cell Color

State/Trigger Cell

Select the color of the row and column title cells.

State/Trigger Enumeration

Select the color of the enumeration (row/column numbering) cells.

Note:

You must select at least one of the Enable State Enumeration and Enable Event Enumeration checkboxes to set this color.

Transition Cell

Select the color of the transition cells (in the main body of the table).

Highlight Options

Highlight Zones Related to Selected Transition

Highlight the cells for all elements involved in a selected transition - the initial state, the target state, and the trigger.

Highlight Color

Select the color of the highlight.

Use Different Color for Target State

Highlight the cell for the target element in a transition in a different color to the cell for the source element.

Target Zone Color

Select the color of the highlight.

Display Options

Always Display an Empty State Zone

Add an empty row (and, on a State - Next State table, an empty column) to the end of the table.

The title cell contains an ellipsis (...). You can click twice (not double-click) on the ellipsis to edit it and identify a new state. In this case, another empty state zone is automatically added.

Enable State Enumeration

Add a cell to each state title cell, to number the state. Numbering starts at 0.

Prefix

If required, type a prefix for the state number or delete the default S to have no prefix.

Enable Event Enumeration

Add a cell to each event or trigger title cell, to number the event. Numbering starts at 0.

Prefix

If required, type a prefix for the event number or delete the default E to have no prefix.

Sample State Table

Display a preview of the table format as you define it.

Advanced

Define diagram options. The State Machine Diagram Properties dialog displays.

Restore Defaults

Reapply the State Table diagram default values.

Apply

Apply changed options to the State Table diagram.