public String getState() {
        return this.state;
    }
<p>
The state of the Spot Instance request. Spot request status information helps track your Spot Instance requests.
For more information, see <a
href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/spot-request-status.html">Spot request status</a> in
the <i>Amazon EC2 User Guide</i>.
</p>

@return The state of the Spot Instance request. Spot request status information helps track your Spot Instance
        requests. For more information, see <a
        href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/spot-request-status.html">Spot request
        status</a> in the <i>Amazon EC2 User Guide</i>.
@see SpotInstanceState
aws-java-sdk-ec2/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/ec2/model/SpotInstanceRequest.java