A method of receiving a state chart that includes two or more state blocks, and an implicit event command in a graphical portion of the state chart. One of the state blocks includes textual code understood by a textual engine of a technical computing environment (TCE). The implicit event command is not understood by a graphical engine of the TCE. The method further transforms the implicit event command into a form that is understood by the graphical engine, and initiates execution of the state chart. During execution of the state chart, the transformed implicit event command is parsed by a computing device to identify an event associated with a first state block, and a command. When the event occurs during execution of the state chart, the command initiates execution of another state block, the second state block being initiated without an explicit event command being provided therein.