State Class

A fundamental building block of any state-and-transition model is the State Class. A State Class is comprised of a Class and a Subclass.

In ST-Sim, each State Class is defined by a unique combination of Class and Subclass values. So, to create a State Class you must first create at least one record in both the Class and Subclass Properties.

Class

Datasheet internal name: stsim_StateLabelX

Column Options

The fields for the Class property are:

Display Name	Internal Name	Optional	Data Type	Description
Name	Name	No	String	The name of the Class.
Description	Description	Yes	String	A description of the Class.

Subclass

Datasheet internal name: stsim_StateLabelY

Column Options

The fields for the Subclass property are:

Display Name	Internal Name	Optional	Data Type	Description
Name	Name	No	String	The name of the Subclass.
Description	Description	Yes	String	A description of the Subclass.

State Class

Datasheet internal name: stsim_StateClass

Column Options

The fields for the State Class property are:

Display Name	Internal Name	Optional	Data Type	Description
Name	Name	No	String	The name of the State Class.
State Label X	StateLabelXId	No	Integer	The Class type.
State Label Y	StateLabelYId	No	Integer	The Subclass type.
Id	Id	Yes	Integer	The ID for the State Class when running a spatially explicit simulation.
Color	Color	Yes	String	The legend color for the State Class when displaying Spatial Maps. Double click in a cell to open the color editor and choose a color.
Map Legend	Legend	Yes	String	The map legend for the State Class when displaying Spatial Maps.
Description	Description	Yes	String	A description of the State Class.

Once you have created at least one Class and Subclass you are ready to create a State Class. State classes can be created manually by selecting a Class and a Subclass from the Class and Subclass combo boxes in the table. You can specify Name for your State Class, but if you leave this column blank a custom name will be generated for you. You can also create state classes directly in the transition pathway diagram, which will then be automatically added to the States table.

Remarks

The ID values for a State Class must correspond to the ID values for the State Class raster defined in the Spatial Initial Conditions Property.

Summary Table

Display Name	Internal Name
Class	stsim_StateLabelX
Subclass	stsim_StateLabelY
State Class	stsim_StateClass