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TransitionKind::local

UML-2.5.1: Has an incorrect local Transition with same source and vertex in 'Figure 14.34 Local Transitions'

kind = local ... However, for local Transitions the target Vertex must be different from its source Vertex. A local Transition can only exist within a composite State.

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Unified Modeling Language 2.5.1

kind = local is the opposite of external, meaning that the Transition does not exit its containing State (and, hence, the exit Behavior of the containing State will not be executed). ...

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Unified Modeling Language 2.5.1

The semantics of a Transition depend on its relationship to its source Vertex. Three different possibilities are defined, depending on the value of the Transition’s kind attribute ...

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Unified Modeling Language 2.5.1

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local - Implies that the Transition, if triggered, will not exit the composite (source) State, but it will exit and re-enter any state within the composite State that is in the current state configuration.

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Unified Modeling Language 2.5.1

TransitionKind is an Enumeration type used to differentiate the various kinds of Transitions.

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Unified Modeling Language 2.5.1

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