code: public String getState() throws SIMPException
    {
      if (TraceComponent.isAnyTracingEnabled() && tc.isEntryEnabled())
        SibTr.entry(tc, "getState");
  
      String state = getState(getTickRange());
  
      if (TraceComponent.isAnyTracingEnabled() && tc.isEntryEnabled())
        SibTr.exit(tc, "getState", state);
  
      return state;
    }
docs: /* (non-Javadoc)
  @see com.ibm.ws.sib.processor.runtime.SIMPRemoteMessageControllable#getState()