A statechart entry point is used to indicate the initial state of a statechart. For each statechart, only one entry point must be defined.

You can create several independent statecharts for the same agent, each of them describing a particular process. In this case, AnyLogic will distinguish the statecharts from one another by analyzing the number of statechart entry points.

Demo model: Statecharts for Car Engine and Gearbox Open the model page in AnyLogic Cloud. There you can run the model or download it (by clicking Model source files). Demo model: Statecharts for Car Engine and GearboxOpen the model in your AnyLogic desktop installation.

To draw a statechart entry point

1. Open the necessary agent’s graphical diagram.
2. Drag the  Statechart Entry Point element from the  Statechart palette onto the graphical diagram.
   
   • If the Statechart Entry Point is the first element in your statechart, now you can connect a new state to it.
   • If the initial state is already on the diagram, the endpoint of the Statechart Entry Point element can connect to it automatically when dragged close enough.
3. When connected to the statechart, the Statechart Entry Point8 will point at the global initial state.
   

General

Name — The name of the statechart. It is used to identify and access the statechart from code.

Show name — If selected, the name of the element is displayed in the presentation diagram.

Ignore — If selected, the statechart entry point is excluded from the model.

Action — Here you can specify Java code to be executed upon exit from the statechart entry point.

Expert

Visible — If selected, the statechart entry point is visible in the presentation diagram.

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