====== getState ======
{#JAPI Joomla.Framework Base JObservable::getState #}

Get the state of the JObservable object. This function returns the state of the JObservable object. The value returned is the _state property. This is a private property that can be utilised by child classes to communicate information about the state of the observable class in a standard way.

===== Syntax =====
mixed getState ()

===== Examples =====
The _state property is a private property and must be set by the child class.
<code php|Example>
$dispatcher =& JEventDispatcher::getInstance();
echo "State: ". $dispatcher->getState();
</code>