specification/workflow-yaml/events-xor.md
# EventsXor State
```yaml
direktiv_api: workflow/v1
states:
- id: a
type: eventsXor
timeout: PT15M
events:
- event:
type: com.github.pull.create
context:
subject: '123'
transition: received
transform:
hello: world
- event:
type: com.github.pull.delete
context:
subject: '123'
transition: received
- id: received
type: noop
```
## EventsXorStateDefinition
To pause the workflow and wait until one of multiple CloudEvents events is received before proceeding, the `eventsXor` state might be used. Any event match received will cause this state to complete.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `type` | Identifies which kind of [StateDefinition](./states.md) is being used. In this case it must be set to `eventsXor`. | string | yes |
| `id` | An identifier unique within the workflow to this one state. | string | yes |
| `log` | If defined, the workflow will generate a log when it commences this state. See [StateLogging](./logging.md). | [Structured JQ](../instance-data/structured-jx.md) | no |
| `metadata` | If defined, updates the instance's metadata. See [InstanceMetadata](./metadata.md). | [Structured JQ](../instance-data/structured-jx.md) | no |
| `catch` | Defines behaviour for handling of catchable errors. | [[]ErrorCatchDefinition](errors.md#errorcatchdefinition) | no |
| `timeout` | An ISO8601 duration string. | string | no |
| `events` | Defines the criteria by which incoming CloudEvents events are evaluated to find a match. | [ConsumeEventDefinition](./consume-event.md#consumeeventdefinition) | yes |