public String getState() {
        return this.state;
    }
<p>
Whether the participant is connected to or disconnected from the stage.
</p>

@return Whether the participant is connected to or disconnected from the stage.
@see ParticipantState
aws-java-sdk-ivsrealtime/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/ivsrealtime/model/Participant.java