---
title: state
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uiwritingtoolscoordinator/state-swift.property
---

# state

The current level of Writing Tools activity in your view.

## Declaration

```swift
var state: UIWritingToolsCoordinator.State { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use this property to determine when Writing Tools is actively making changes to your view. During the course of Writing Tools interactions, the system reports state changes to the delegate’s writingToolsCoordinator(_:willChangeTo:completion:) method and updates this property accordingly.

## See Also

### Managing the current state

- [stopWritingTools()](uikit/uiwritingtoolscoordinator/stopwritingtools().md)
- [UIWritingToolsCoordinator.State](uikit/uiwritingtoolscoordinator/state-swift.enum.md)