---
title: analysisStateForEffect()
framework: Professional Video Applications
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
platforms: [fxplug 4.1+]
path: professional_video_applications/fxanalysisapi/analysisstateforeffect()
---

# analysisStateForEffect()

Fetches the state of frame analysis for your plug-in.

## Declaration

```swift
func analysisStateForEffect() -> FxAnalysisState
```

## Mentioned in

Analyzing media

## Return Value

Return Value An analysis state (FxAnalysisState) of not analyzing, requested, started analyzing, completed, or interrupted.

## See Also

### Providing Frame Analysis Information

- [startForwardAnalysis(_:)](professional_video_applications/fxanalysisapi/startforwardanalysis(_:).md)
- [startBackwardAnalysis(_:)](professional_video_applications/fxanalysisapi/startbackwardanalysis(_:).md)
- [FxAnalysisLocation](professional_video_applications/fxanalysislocation.md)