From c9b856ff987aa4b438c1edf8a66944f726f1d52c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hirmay Sandesara <56473003+Hirmay@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 16:05:33 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] function for returning M

---
 .../circuit/library/data_preparation/state_preparation.py   | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/qiskit/circuit/library/data_preparation/state_preparation.py b/qiskit/circuit/library/data_preparation/state_preparation.py
index ebb200dae92..4c5a10320e4 100644
--- a/qiskit/circuit/library/data_preparation/state_preparation.py
+++ b/qiskit/circuit/library/data_preparation/state_preparation.py
@@ -534,13 +534,17 @@ def _define(self):
 
         return qc
 
+    def M(self):
+        """Returns the M value used by the gate"
+        return self._M
+    
     def num_qubits(self):
         """Returns the number of qubits used by the gate."""
         return self._num_qubits
 
     def __repr__(self):
         """Returns a string representation of the gate."""
-        return f"Generalized_Uniform_Superposition_Gate(M={self.M}, num_qubits={self._num_qubits})"
+        return f"Generalized_Uniform_Superposition_Gate(M={self._M}, num_qubits={self._num_qubits})"
 
     def broadcast_arguments(self, qargs, cargs):
         """Validates and handles the arguments."""