Showing state transitions in animated sequence diagrams
An animated sequence diagram can cross reference an animated statechart by showing the event of an object entering a state. In IBM® Engineering Systems Design Rhapsody® , the Condition Mark indicates that an object is in a certain condition or state at a particular point in a sequence.
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For more information about condition marks, see Creating a condition mark.
The following figure shows an animated statechart:
The following figure shows the animated sequence diagram. Notice the transition states (for example, idle).
The following display considerations apply for showing state transitions in animated sequence diagrams:
- States are displayed in the order of their notifications.
- When an inner state changes, all of its and-states are listed again, even if unchanged.
- When re‑entering the same state in a self loop, the entry displays again.
- And-states are listed with a pipeline character ( | ) in-between.
- In the case of sub‑states, only the most inner current state is listed.
- The
SequenceDiagram::General::ShowAnimStateMarkproperty determines whether state transitions are displayed in an animated sequence diagram. Its default isChecked.