# state_exit

*LSL event*

```lsl
state_exit()
```

Triggered when the state command is used to transition out of the current state. Handled before entering the new state's state_entry.

Triggered on a qualifying [state](https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/state) transition.

```lsl title="How to use" frame="terminal"
state_exit()
{

}
```

## Caveats

- Events queued during [state_exit](/events/state_exit/), are dumped before the next state is entered. use [state_entry](/events/state_entry/) to avoid this, when possible. See [state](https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/state) for further caveats.

## Examples

<details open>
<summary>Example 1</summary>

```lsl collapse={1-11, 20-27}
default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llOwnerSay("Entering default state");
    }
    touch_end(integer detected)
    {
        // Note: NEVER do a state change from a touch_start event -
        // - this can result in a missed touch_start on re-entering this state
        // Here we do the state change safely from within touch_end
        state other;
    }
    state_exit()
    {
        llOwnerSay("leaving default state");
    }
}

state other
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llOwnerSay("Entering state \"other\"");
    }
    touch_end(integer detected)
    {
        state default;
    }
    state_exit()
    {
        llOwnerSay("leaving state \"other\"");
    }
}
```

</details>

## Notes

While the [default](https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/default) [state_entry](/events/state_entry/) is triggered on script reset, state_exit is not triggered prior to the reset.

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*Source: [State exit](https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/State_exit) on the Second Life Wiki. Content from the Second Life Wiki article State exit (revision 1194109, 2015-01-22), CC BY-SA 3.0.*

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From lsl.dev: https://lsl.dev/events/state_exit/