def get_state(self):
"""
Returns an object with the state of the interface
"""
m = Background()
m.background_corr = self._content.background_chk.isChecked()
m.background_file = str(self._content.background_edit.text())
m.bck_transmission_enabled = self.show_transmission
if self.show_transmission:
#m.sample_thickness = util._check_and_get_float_line_edit(self._content.thickness_edit)
m.bck_transmission = util._check_and_get_float_line_edit(self._content.transmission_edit)
m.bck_transmission_spread = util._check_and_get_float_line_edit(self._content.dtransmission_edit)
m.calculate_transmission = self._content.calculate_trans_chk.isChecked()
m.theta_dependent = self._content.theta_dep_chk.isChecked()
m.trans_dark_current = self._content.trans_dark_current_edit.text()
if self._method_box is not None:
m.trans_calculation_method=self._method_box.get_state()
return m
