def _maybe_copy_state(new, cur):
        # TensorArrays and scalar states get passed through.
        if isinstance(cur, tensor_array_ops.TensorArray):
          pass_through = True
        else:
          new.set_shape(cur.shape)
          pass_through = (new.shape.ndims == 0)
        return new if pass_through else array_ops.where(finished, cur, new)