public String getState() {
        return this.state;
    }
<p>
The state of the patch on the managed node, such as INSTALLED or FAILED.
</p>
<p>
For descriptions of each patch state, see <a href=
"https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/sysman-compliance-about.html#sysman-compliance-monitor-patch"
>About patch compliance</a> in the <i>Amazon Web Services Systems Manager User Guide</i>.
</p>

@return The state of the patch on the managed node, such as INSTALLED or FAILED.</p>
        <p>
        For descriptions of each patch state, see <a href=
        "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/sysman-compliance-about.html#sysman-compliance-monitor-patch"
        >About patch compliance</a> in the <i>Amazon Web Services Systems Manager User Guide</i>.
@see PatchComplianceDataState
aws-java-sdk-ssm/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/simplesystemsmanagement/model/PatchComplianceData.java