Icon class icon_class fas fa-quote-left icon_class_computed fas fa-quote-left Related content UML Event types for triggering Transitions uml101 - StateMachines - NOTATION REFERENCE CARD Source Unified Modeling Language 2.5.1 Copyright information About Object Management Group copyright in text extracts quoted from OMG specifications for educational purposes Snippet kind INFO UML keywords Event MessageEvent SignalEvent Trigger Trigger::event Message Operation object Signal SignalEvent::signal Previous snippet Full quote A SignalEvent represents the receipt of an asynchronous Signal instance. Next snippet Related snippets An Event is the specification of some occurrence that may potentially trigger effects by an object. A MessageEvent specifies the receipt by an object of either an Operation call or a Signal instance. A trigger for an AnyReceiveEvent is triggered by the receipt of any message that is not explicitly handled by any related trigger. A CallEvent models the receipt by an object of a message invoking a call of an Operation. A TimeEvent is an Event that occurs at a specific point in time. Related snippets (backlinks) Visit also Visit also (backlinks) Flags