parameters: (self, name=None)
docstring: Returns the initial state.
  
      Args:
        name: `string`, name of the operation.
  
      Returns:
        A tuple of `Tensor` values, representing the initial state.
docstring_summary: Returns the initial state.
docstring_tokens: Returns the initial state .
function: def initial_state(self, name=None):
      """Returns the initial state.
  
      Args:
        name: `string`, name of the operation.
  
      Returns:
        A tuple of `Tensor` values, representing the initial state.
      """
      with tf.compat.v1.name_scope(name, 'gather_encoder_initial_state'):
        return self._initial_state_fn()
function_tokens: def initial_state ( self , name = None ) : with tf . compat . v1 . name_scope ( name , 'gather_encoder_initial_state' ) : return self . _initial_state_fn ( )