# GetState(Content)

> Gets the current viewstate of the HierarchyView.

## Definition

* **Type:** Method
* **Namespace:** [Unity.Hierarchy](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unity/hierarchy.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEngine.HierarchyModule

```csharp
public HierarchyViewState GetState(HierarchyViewState.Content content = Content.All)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[Content]\(/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewstate/content)): Flags indicating what [HierarchyViewState](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewstate.md) members you want to extract.

### Returns

| Type                                                                                        | Description                                                                                                                                                |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [HierarchyViewState](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewstate.md) | Returns the current view state (columns configurations and such) of the [HierarchyView](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyview.md). |