State Machine Code Generation

[weh]

Hi,

I'm currently investigating the code generation of state machines in C#. Here are my questions so far:

• At first look the produced code looks a little bit confusing. Is there a special pattern behind? Is the code for simulation uses only?
• Is there a way to use triggers with parameters?  
• Is there a code example without the simulation class with its string event parsing stuff?

Thank you

[MMA]

1. The Statemachine defined in UML Specification is complicated. Rather than focus on "toy" examples (e.g. simple state); EA produced code fully conform to the Spec and it is executable.

The simulation is actually a visual debug (step) of the code running at the behind.

If you likes to read the code, it would be easier if you have a full trace the debug process.

2. Create Signal Event; then the attributes of the signal can be used as parameters of trigger. E.g. you can use them in transition guard, change the run-time value of these attributes in the transition's behavior.

3. More details?

Hope that helps
MMA

[weh]

Ok. Thanks. I got it running with the signal event arguments. However in the guard condition I have to access the signal like that: ((MySignal)_event.signal).Arg1==2
Is this the proper way? Or can I somehow access the Argument Arg1 directly?

With pattern I thought about extended state design pattern or state table or something like that.

[MMA]

Ok. Thanks. I got it running with the signal event arguments. However in the guard condition I have to access the signal like that: ((MySignal)_event.signal).Arg1==2
Is this the proper way?

You are correct.

At least you need the word "MySignal" and "Arg1" to appear in the expression; then the actual expression didn't add too much on the basic

[weh]

There's no option accessing the argument in the gui?
So you have to look into the generated code first to know that the signal parameter is called _event? That's ... great!