# Zookeeper::getState

(PECL zookeeper >= 0.1.0)

Zookeeper::getState — Get the state of the zookeeper connection

### Description

public Zookeeper::getState ( ) : int

### Return Values

Returns the state of zookeeper connection on success, and false on failure.

### Errors/Exceptions

This method emits PHP error/warning when it fails to get state of zookeeper connection.

Caution

Since version 0.3.0, this method emits ZookeeperException and it's derivatives.

### See Also

- Zookeeper::__construct() - Create a handle to used communicate with zookeeper
- Zookeeper::connect() - Create a handle to used communicate with zookeeper
- Zookeeper::getClientId() - Return the client session id, only valid if the connections is currently connected (ie. last watcher state is ZOO_CONNECTED_STATE)
- ZooKeeper States
- ZookeeperException