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UMLR — Meaning of Event on Initial Transition unclear

  • Key: UMLR-705
  • Status: open  
  • Source: oose Innovative Informatik eG ( Mr. Axel Scheithauer)
  • Summary:

    The specification says:

    In a Region of a ClassifierBehavior StateMachine, the Transition from an initial Pseudostate may be labeled with the Event type of the occurrence that creates the object

    First it is unclear, what an Event type is. Events are not TypedElements. I can only guess, that the name of the Event or, in case of MessageEvents, the name of the Signal or Operation is meant.
    The next question is, whose Operation is this? Could it be an Operation of the context Classifier? In the sense of a constructor? Or should it be an Event occurring in the object creating the context Classifier? The constructor interpretation would make sense, but the CreateObjectAction doesn't call any constructors, and that means the Object is already created, before any constructors can get called.

    Suggestion

    In a Region of a ClassifierBehavior StateMachine, the Transition from an initial Pseudostate may be labeled with the Event of invoking the constructor of the Classifier (an operation or reception with the «create» Stereotype), notated in the same way as a Trigger reacting to this Event (see 13.3.4).

  • Reported: UML 2.5 — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 18:49 GMT
  • Updated: Mon, 15 May 2023 18:12 GMT