[Home](./index.md) > [@contract-case/case-definition-dsl](./case-definition-dsl.md) > [states](./case-definition-dsl.states.md) > [AnyState](./case-definition-dsl.states.anystate.md) > [(constructor)](./case-definition-dsl.states.anystate._constructor_.md) ## states.AnyState.(constructor) The base class for all ContractCase State Descriptors. You shouldn't need to extend this. You don't need to read the documentation for this class unless you are working on a wrapper for ContractCase. **Signature:** ```typescript constructor(stateType: string, stateName: string); ``` ## Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
stateType	string
stateName	string	The name of the state used by this example. This must match one of the state handlers provided in the configuration during the example run.