3.3.3 Conventions in state machines

See Table 1 for the conventions used in state machines.

Table 1 – Conventions used in state machines
ConventionMeaning
:=Assignment: value of an item on the left is replaced by value of the item on the right.
<Less than: a logical condition yielding TRUE if and only if an item on the left is less than the item on the right.
<=Less or equal than: a logical condition yielding TRUE if and only if an item on the left is less or equal than the item on the right.
>Greater than: a logical condition yielding TRUE if and only if the item on the left is greater than the item on the right.
>=Greater or equal than: a logical condition yielding TRUE if and only if the item on the left is greater or equal than the item on the right.
==Equality: a logical condition yielding TRUE if and only if the item on the left is equal to an item on the right.
<>Inequality: a logical condition yielding TRUE if and only if the item on the left is not equal to an item on the right.
&&Logical “AND” (Operation on binary values or results).
||Logical “OR” (Operation on binary values or results).
Logical “XOR” (Operation on binary values or digital values).
[..]UML Guard condition, if and only if the guard is TRUE the respective transition is enabled.