def copy(self):
        """
        Returns a copy of the state.
        """

        if self._global_condition is not None:
            raise SimStateError("global condition was not cleared before state.copy().")

        c_plugins = self._copy_plugins()
        state = SimState(project=self.project, arch=self.arch, plugins=c_plugins, options=self.options.copy(),
                         mode=self.mode, os_name=self.os_name)

        if self._is_java_jni_project:
            state.ip_is_soot_addr = self.ip_is_soot_addr

        state.uninitialized_access_handler = self.uninitialized_access_handler
        state._special_memory_filler = self._special_memory_filler
        state.ip_constraints = self.ip_constraints

        return state
Returns a copy of the state.