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Connector Icons

Connector icons are circular or oval graphic elements used in charts to join and divide arrows or to enable an arrow to exist on multiple pages. Their purpose is to clarify a specification by reducing the number of arrows.

 
Create Condition Connector - creates a condition connector used to create a branch in a transition, typically labeled with conditions. A condition connector emphasizes a choice based on a condition (e.g., x>1, x<1, x=1). The triggers must be mutually exclusive.
Create Switch Connector - creates a switch detector used to create a branch in a transition, typically labeled with data items or events. A switch connector emphasizes a choice based on events (e.g., input_1, input_2, input_3). The triggers must be mutually exclusive.
Create History Connector - creates a history connector used to return to the most recently visited state on the same level of hierarchy.
Create Deep History Connector - creates a deep history connector, used to return to the most recently visited state at all levels of hierarchy. A deep history connector has an asterisk after it (H*).
Create Diagram Connector - creates a diagram connector, which connects a target and a source that are far from each other. Using this type of connector eliminates the need for long arrows.
Create Junction Connector - creates a junction connector, which reduces the number of lengthy flow lines by connecting different elements together. These elements then form a single flow line that emanates from or enters a common box or connector.
Create Termination Connector - creates a termination connector that terminates the statechart’s behavior.