---
title: handleOverrideChannelStateByIndices
framework: driverkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: driverkit/iostatereporter_ivars/handleoverridechannelstatebyindices
---

# handleOverrideChannelStateByIndices

## Declaration

```occ
virtual IOReturn handleOverrideChannelStateByIndices(int channel_index, int state_index, uint64_t time_in_state, uint64_t intransitions, uint64_t last_intransition);
```

## Parameters

- `channel_index`: index of the channel which state is to be updated
- `state_index`: index of the state id for the channel
- `time_in_state`: time used as new total time in state
- `intransitions`: total number of transitions into state
- `last_intransition`: mach_absolute_time of most recent entry (opt)

## Return Value

Return Value Appropriate IOReturn code

## Discussion

Discussion Overrides state data for a channel with passed arguments Locked version of IOReporter::overrideChannelState().  This method may be overriden by sub-classes. Locking: Caller must ensure that the reporter (data) lock is held.