Chapter 14. State-Based Workflows
After completing this chapter, you will be able to:
Apply initial and terminal state conditions
Incorporate code to transition from state to state
In Chapter 4, where I described the types of workflows you can create using Windows Workflow Foundation (WF), I mentioned the state-based workflow. State-based workflows model something known as the finite state machine. State-based workflows shine when the workflow requires much interaction with outside events. As events fire and are handled by the workflow, the workflow can transition from state to state as required.
WF provides a rich development experience for creating state-based workflows, and much ...
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