How to change state from within a global function

I guess this is a bug and I have reported it already. When you try to do a state change from within a global function, you get a error saying you can't.

But if you enclose your state change inside an if(1) you can. Example:

myfunction(){
    if(1){
        state NEW;
    }
}

default {
    state_entry(){
        myfunction();
    }
}

state NEW {
    state_entry(){
        // ...
    }
}

I do NOT recommend you to use it as I think it is a bug, but it can save you time for a quick and dirty fix.

That is a pretty old bug/hack, reffered to on the wiki at this link. I think it is reasonably safe to use if you *have* to use it, I don't think the Lindens have any plans to change the way this bug/hack works in the near future........ It's a feature!

Damm, I always do the same

Hmm, it seems odd that you can't change state in a function without doing this. Although that said all of my functions test for something before doing this anyway.