[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) > [stringify](./case-definition-dsl.states.anystate.stringify.md) ## states.AnyState.stringify() method You shouldn't need to override this method. You don't need to call this method, unless working on a wrapper for ContractCase. This method returns the entire state descriptor as a JSON string, as a convenience so that wrapper libraries don't need to figure out how to walk a tree of example objects. **Signature:** ```typescript stringify(): string; ``` **Returns:** string A JSON string representation of this state.