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# PEAR_Validate::validState()

PEAR_Validate::validState() -- Determine whether $state represents a valid stability level

## Synopsis

    require_once '/Validate.php';

``bool PEAR_Validate::validState` (string $state)`

## Description

This utility method can be used to determine whether a string is a valid state. Currently, states must be one of `snapshot`, `devel`, `alpha`, `beta`, and `stable`.

## Parameter

string `$state`

  State string to validate.

## Throws

throws no exceptions thrown

## Final

final - this method should not be overridden.

## Note

This function should be called statically.

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