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## Application.setState() method

Transition the application to a new state and emit an event

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
protected setState(state: string): void;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  state | string | The new state |

<b>Returns:</b>

void


