Behavior
The behavior of a component is formally defined as the function that determines the output value of a component, based on current and historic input values of the component. There are different ways to describe the behavior of components:
- At the heart are expressions that allow calculating new output values based on input values.
- Automatons that define state-based behavior with finite state machines
- Imperative code blocks that facilitate algorithm-based behavior programming
- Delaying behaviors such that the input does not directly depend on the output
- Additionally, variables may be used to persist state as time progresses