assign() function

Updates the current context of the machine.

Signature:

export declare function assign<TContext extends MachineContext, TExpressionEvent extends AnyEventObject = AnyEventObject, // TODO: consider using a stricter `EventObject` here
TParams extends ParameterizedObject['params'] | undefined = ParameterizedObject['params'] | undefined, TEvent extends EventObject = EventObject, TActor extends ProvidedActor = ProvidedActor>(assignment: Assigner<LowInfer<TContext>, TExpressionEvent, TParams, TEvent, TActor> | PropertyAssigner<LowInfer<TContext>, TExpressionEvent, TParams, TEvent, TActor>): AssignAction<TContext, TExpressionEvent, TParams, TEvent, TActor>;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
assignment	Assigner<LowInfer<TContext>, TExpressionEvent, TParams, TEvent, TActor> | PropertyAssigner<LowInfer<TContext>, TExpressionEvent, TParams, TEvent, TActor>	An object that represents the partial context to update.

Returns:

AssignAction<TContext, TExpressionEvent, TParams, TEvent, TActor>