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:

// 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:

[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.