# DialogState
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The current state of the conversation with the user.

## Contents
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 ** dialogAction **   <a name="lexv2-Type-DialogState-dialogAction"></a>
Defines the action that the bot executes at runtime when the conversation reaches this step.  
Type: [DialogAction](API_DialogAction.md) object  
Required: No

 ** intent **   <a name="lexv2-Type-DialogState-intent"></a>
Override settings to configure the intent state.  
Type: [IntentOverride](API_IntentOverride.md) object  
Required: No

 ** sessionAttributes **   <a name="lexv2-Type-DialogState-sessionAttributes"></a>
Map of key/value pairs representing session-specific context information. It contains application information passed between Amazon Lex and a client application.  
Type: String to string map  
Key Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1.  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/models.lex.v2-2020-08-07/DialogState) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/models.lex.v2-2020-08-07/DialogState) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/models.lex.v2-2020-08-07/DialogState)