States (Silverpeas Core 6.3 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

StatesImpl
```
public interface States
```
Interface describing a representation of the <states> element of a Process Model.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addState(State state)`	Add an state to the collection
`State`	`createState()`	Create an State
`State`	`getState(String name)`	Get the state definition with given name
`State[]`	`getStates()`	Get the states defined for this process model
`Iterator<State>`	`iterateState()`	Iterate through the State objects
`void`	`removeState(String strStateName)`	Remove an state from the collection

- Method Detail
  - iterateState
```
Iterator<State> iterateState()
```
    Iterate through the State objects
    
    Returns:
    
    an iterator
  - createState
```
State createState()
```
    Create an State
    
    Returns:
    
    an object implementing State
  - addState
```
void addState(State state)
```
    Add an state to the collection
    
    Parameters:
    
    state - to be added
  - getStates
```
State[] getStates()
```
    Get the states defined for this process model
    
    Returns:
    
    states defined for this process model
  - getState
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State getState(String name)
```
    Get the state definition with given name
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - state name
    
    Returns:
    
    wanted state definition
  - removeState
```
void removeState(String strStateName)
          throws WorkflowException
```
    Remove an state from the collection
    
    Parameters:
    
    strStateName - the name of the state to be removed.
    
    Throws:
    
    WorkflowException - when the state cannot be found