Creating Charts (Stateflow)

Stateflow

Using the State Properties Dialog Box

The State Properties dialog box lets you view and change a state's properties. To display the dialog for a particular state, choose Properties from the state's shortcut menu or click on the state's entry in the Explorer content pane. Stateflow displays the State Properties dialog box.

The dialog includes the following fields.

Field
Description

Name
Stateflow diagram name; read-only; click on this hypertext link to bring the state to the foreground.

Output State Activity
Check this box to cause Stateflow to output the activity status of this state to Simulink via a data output port on the chart block containing the state. See Outputting State Activity to Simulink for more information.

Parent
Parent of this state; a / character indicates the Stateflow diagram is the parent; read-only; click on this hypertext link to bring the parent to the foreground.

Debugger breakpoints
Click on the check boxes to set debugging breakpoints on state entry, during, or exit actions. See Chapter 10, Debugging for more information.

Label

The state's label. See the section titled Labeling States for more information.

Description
Textual description/comment.

Document Link
Enter a URL address or a general MATLAB command. Examples are: www.mathworks.com, mailto:email_address, edit /spec/data/speed.txt.

Field	Description
Name	Stateflow diagram name; read-only; click on this hypertext link to bring the state to the foreground.
Output State Activity	Check this box to cause Stateflow to output the activity status of this state to Simulink via a data output port on the chart block containing the state. See Outputting State Activity to Simulink for more information.
Parent	Parent of this state; a / character indicates the Stateflow diagram is the parent; read-only; click on this hypertext link to bring the parent to the foreground.
Debugger breakpoints	Click on the check boxes to set debugging breakpoints on state `entry`, `during`, or `exit` actions. See Chapter 10, Debugging for more information.
Label	The state's label. See the section titled Labeling States for more information.
Description	Textual description/comment.
Document Link	Enter a URL address or a general MATLAB command. Examples are: `www.mathworks.com`, `mailto:email_address`, `edit` `/spec/data/speed.txt`.

Click on the dialog Apply button to save the changes. Click on the Revert button to cancel any changes and return to the previous settings. Click on the Close button to save the changes and close the dialog box. Click on the Help button to display the Stateflow online help in an HTML browser window.

Labeling States Naming States