SPWeb.GetChanges Method (SPChangeToken, SPChangeToken)
Gets the changes logged over a specified period of time.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: Yes
Available in SharePoint Online
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Function GetChanges ( _
changeToken As SPChangeToken, _
changeTokenEnd As SPChangeToken _
) As SPChangeCollection
'Usage
Dim instance As SPWeb
Dim changeToken As SPChangeToken
Dim changeTokenEnd As SPChangeToken
Dim returnValue As SPChangeCollection
returnValue = instance.GetChanges(changeToken, _
changeTokenEnd)
public SPChangeCollection GetChanges(
SPChangeToken changeToken,
SPChangeToken changeTokenEnd
)
Parameters
changeToken
Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPChangeTokenThe change token specifying the point in the change log where that change and changes after are returned.
changeTokenEnd
Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPChangeTokenThe change token specifying the point in the change log where that change and preceding changes are returned.
Return Value
Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPChangeCollection
The changes.
Exceptions
Exception | Condition |
---|---|
SPException | changeToken or changeTokenEnd refers to a point before the start of the current change log. |
Remarks
To construct the SPChangeToken object for this method, pass SPChangeCollection.CollectionScope Web as the constructor’s first argument, the value of the current object’s SPWeb.ID property as the second argument, and a DateTime object as the third argument.
In addition, the following rules apply:
If the position of changeTokenEnd in the change log is before the position of changeToken in the change log, this method returns an empty collection.
If changeToken is null , the change collection that is returned starts at the beginning of the current change log.
If changeTokenEnd is null , the change collection that is returned includes all changes after the position specified by changeToken, up to the limit for a single collection. If more changes occurred in this period, the first batch is returned.
Note
By default, the change log retains data for 60 days. To change the default retention period, set the ChangeLogRetentionPeriod property.
Examples
The following example is a console application that queries the change log for changes that took place during a period of seven days. The application then prints information about each change to the console.
using System;
using Microsoft.SharePoint;
namespace Test
{
class ConsoleApp
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
using (SPSite siteCollection = new SPSite("https://localhost"))
{
using (SPWeb webSite = siteCollection.RootWeb)
{
SPTimeZone timeZone = webSite.RegionalSettings.TimeZone;
long total = 0;
SPChangeToken startToken = new SPChangeToken(
SPChangeCollection.CollectionScope.Web,
webSite.ID,
new DateTime(2008, 11, 17));
SPChangeToken endToken = new SPChangeToken(
SPChangeCollection.CollectionScope.Web,
webSite.ID,
new DateTime(2008, 11, 23));
SPChangeCollection changes = webSite.GetChanges(startToken, endToken);
while (changes.Count > 0)
{
total += changes.Count;
foreach (SPChange change in changes)
{
Console.WriteLine("\nDate: {0}", timeZone.UTCToLocalTime(change.Time).ToString());
Console.WriteLine("Object type: {0}", change.GetType().ToString());
Console.WriteLine("Change type: {0}", change.ChangeType);
}
startToken = changes.LastChangeToken;
changes = webSite.GetChanges(startToken, endToken);
}
Console.WriteLine("\nTotal changes = {0:#,#}", total);
}
}
Console.Write("\nPress ENTER to continue...");
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}
Imports System
Imports Microsoft.SharePoint
Module ConsoleApp
Sub Main()
Using siteCollection As SPSite = New SPSite("https://localhost")
Using webSite As SPWeb = siteCollection.RootWeb
Dim timeZone As SPTimeZone = webSite.RegionalSettings.TimeZone
Dim total As Long = 0
Dim startToken As New SPChangeToken(SPChangeCollection.CollectionScope.Web, _
webSite.ID, _
New DateTime(2008, 11, 17))
Dim endToken As New SPChangeToken(SPChangeCollection.CollectionScope.Web, _
webSite.ID, _
New DateTime(2008, 11, 23))
Dim changes As SPChangeCollection = webSite.GetChanges(startToken, endToken)
While changes.Count > 0
total += changes.Count
For Each change As SPChange In changes
Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf + "Date: {0}", timeZone.UTCToLocalTime(change.Time).ToString())
Console.WriteLine("Object type: {0}", change.GetType().ToString())
Console.WriteLine("Change type: {0}", change.ChangeType)
Next change
startToken = changes.LastChangeToken
changes = webSite.GetChanges(startToken, endToken)
End While
Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf + "Total changes = {0:#,#}", total)
End Using
End Using
Console.Write(vbCrLf + "Press ENTER to continue...")
Console.ReadLine()
End Sub
End Module
See Also
Reference
Microsoft.SharePoint Namespace