- TIBCO BusinessEvents®
- Standard
- Instance

# Instance.getStateMachineOwner()

## Signature

`Concept getStateMachineOwner (Concept instance)`

## Domain

ACTION, BUI

## Description

Returns the owner Concept instance with which a state machine is associated. Returns null if `instance` is not a state machine.

## Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`instance` | `Concept` | Concept instance

## Returns

Type | Description
--- | ---
`Concept` | The owner Concept instance or null if `instance` is not a state machine.

## Cautions

none