# stateContext

### `stateContext` Property

The `stateContext` property holds the **contextual value** passed to the currently executing state.

#### Purpose

When defining a state in the JENTIS Tag Manager, you can optionally assign a context value. This allows the state to behave differently depending on the condition or interaction that triggered it.

#### Default Behavior

If no context is provided, the `stateContext` value is `undefined`.

#### Use Case

Consider a state that listens to interactions on HTML form elements. This state might react to multiple behaviors such as `submit`, `change`, or `input`.

To differentiate between these behaviors, the state can pass a state context, which you can access within a client-side variable. This allows you to define trigger conditions that listen to that state, for example:

```js
// Client-Side Variable returning State-Context Property
function(arguments) {
    return arguments.stateContext.behavior;
}
```

This allows you to build **flexible triggers** that respond based on the specific behavior that caused the state to execute.

#### Example

You might define triggers like:

```js
[Client-Side Variable returning stateContext.behavior] 
contains 
"input"
```

This approach makes it easier to **reuse the same state definition** across different interaction types while tailoring logic to the specific context.