def _get_state(self, **kwargs):
        '''
        :returns: State of the remote object
        :rtype: string

        Queries the API server for the job's state.

        Note that this function is shorthand for:

            dxjob.describe(io=False, **kwargs)["state"]

        '''

        return self.describe(fields=dict(state=True), **kwargs)["state"]
:returns: State of the remote object
        :rtype: string

        Queries the API server for the job's state.

        Note that this function is shorthand for:

            dxjob.describe(io=False, **kwargs)["state"]