stateselected
Stateselected is a term used in software development to describe a variable, flag, or parameter that holds the identity of the currently chosen state within a stateful system. It is commonly used in state machines, user interface components, and workflow controllers to track which state is active or has been selected by the user.
In state machines, stateselected may represent the active state or a user-selected target for a transition.
Typical representations include strings, enumerations, or symbol constants. It may be null or undefined when no
Example: stateselected = 'processing'; if (stateselected == 'idle') { transitionTo('idle'); }
Related terms include currentState, activeState, and selectedState, as well as state management patterns such as finite