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# Execution Order

The State Machine component is executed before all normal components with an execution order of **-1** and automatically enters the entry state on Start.

### Trigger Execution Order 

When triggering a transition on a state machine, the state machine processes the following operations in the given order:

1. Exit origin state
2. Enter transition
3. Exit transiton
4. Enter target state