States (jMock 2 Parent 2.8.4 API)

All Superinterfaces:

org.hamcrest.SelfDescribing, StatesClause

All Known Implementing Classes:

StateMachine
```
public interface States
extends org.hamcrest.SelfDescribing, StatesClause
```
A state machine that is used to constrain the order of invocations. An invocation can be constrained to occur when a state is, or is not, active.

Author:

nat

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`become(String nextState)`	Put the state machine into state `nextState`.
`States`	`startsAs(String initialState)`	Put the state machine into state `initialState`.

Methods inherited from interface org.hamcrest.SelfDescribing
describeTo

Methods inherited from interface org.jmock.syntax.StatesClause
is, isNot

- Method Detail
  - startsAs
```
States startsAs(String initialState)
```
    Put the state machine into state initialState.
    
    Parameters:
    
    initialState - The initial state of the state machine.
    
    Returns:
    
    Itself.
  - become
```
void become(String nextState)
```
    Put the state machine into state nextState.
    
    Parameters:
    
    nextState - The next state of the state machine.