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# state

The current state of the manager.

```
var state: CBManagerState { get }
```

## Discussion

This state is initially set to [`CBManagerState.unknown`](/documentation/CoreBluetooth/CBManagerState/unknown). When the state updates, the manager calls its delegate’s [`centralManagerDidUpdateState(_:)`](/documentation/CoreBluetooth/CBCentralManagerDelegate/centralManagerDidUpdateState(_:)) method.

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