SPContentDatabase.GetChanges method (SPChangeQuery)
Returns a collection of changes from the change log that have been filtered by the specified query.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Function GetChanges ( _
query As SPChangeQuery _
) As SPChangeCollection
'Usage
Dim instance As SPContentDatabase
Dim query As SPChangeQuery
Dim returnValue As SPChangeCollection
returnValue = instance.GetChanges(query)
public SPChangeCollection GetChanges(
SPChangeQuery query
)
Parameters
query
Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPChangeQueryAn SPChangeQuery object that represents the query to perform against the change log.
Return value
Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPChangeCollection
A collection of SPChange objects that represent the changes. You can adjust the maximum size of the collection that is returned by setting the FetchLimit property of the SPChangeQuery object that you pass in the query parameter.
Remarks
Use this method to filter changes when you are interested only in changes to particular objects, rather than all objects, or when you are interested only in selected actions on particular objects. For more information, see the documentation for the SPChangeQuery class.
Note
By default, the change log retains data for 60 days. You can configure the retention period by setting the ChangeLogRetentionPeriod property.
Examples
The following example is a console application that queries the content database for all changes to users and groups, and prints information about each change to the console. Note that the application calls the GetChanges method in a loop, fetching changes in batches until all changes have been retrieved.
using System;
using Microsoft.SharePoint;
namespace Test
{
class ConsoleApp
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
using (SPSite siteCollection = new SPSite("https://localhost"))
{
using (SPWeb rootSite = siteCollection.RootWeb)
{
// Construct a query.
SPChangeQuery query = new SPChangeQuery(false, // limit object types
false); // limit change types
// object types
query.User = true;
query.Group = true;
// change types
query.Add = true;
query.Delete = true;
query.Update = true;
query.GroupMembershipAdd = true;
query.GroupMembershipDelete = true;
// Get the site collection users.
SPUserCollection users = rootSite.AllUsers;
// Get the site collection groups.
SPGroupCollection groups = rootSite.Groups;
SPTimeZone timeZone = rootSite.RegionalSettings.TimeZone
long total = 0;
while (true)
{
SPChangeCollection changes =
siteCollection.ContentDatabase.GetChanges(query);
total += changes.Count;
foreach (SPChange change in changes)
{
// Print the date of the change.
Console.WriteLine("\nDate: {0}",
timeZone.UTCToLocalTime(change.Time).ToString());
// Get url of the site where the change took place.
foreach (SPSite site in siteCollection.ContentDatabase.Sites)
{
if (site.ID == change.SiteId)
{
Console.WriteLine("Site Url: {0}", site.Url);
break;
}
}
// Get nature of change.
Console.WriteLine("Type of change: {0}", change.ChangeType);
// Get information about a user change.
if (change is SPChangeUser)
{
SPChangeUser userChange = (SPChangeUser)change;
if (userChange.Activate)
Console.WriteLine("This change activated a user.");
if (userChange.IsSiteAdminChange)
Console.WriteLine("This change made the user a site admin.");
// Try to get the user login name.
try
{
SPUser user = users.GetByID(userChange.Id); // Throws an exception if not found
Console.WriteLine("Login name: {0}", user.LoginName);
// Get information about the user.
if (user.IsDomainGroup)
Console.WriteLine("This user is a domain group.");
if (change.ChangeType == SPChangeType.Update)
{
Console.Write("Member of:");
foreach (SPGroup group in user.Groups)
Console.Write(" {0};", group.Name);
Console.WriteLine();
}
}
catch (SPException)
{
Console.WriteLine("Login name: unknown");
}
}
// Get information about a group change.
if (change is SPChangeGroup)
{
SPChangeGroup groupChange = (SPChangeGroup)change;
// Try to get the group name.
try
{
SPGroup group = groups.GetByID(groupChange.Id); // Throws an exception if not found
Console.WriteLine("Group name: {0}", group.Name);
Console.WriteLine("Number of members: {0}", group.Users.Count);
}
catch (SPException)
{
Console.WriteLine("Group name: unknown");
}
}
}
// Break out of loop if we have the last batch.
if (changes.Count < query.FetchLimit)
break;
// Otherwise, go get another batch.
query.ChangeTokenStart = changes.LastChangeToken;
}
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 rootSite As SPWeb = siteCollection.RootWeb
' Construct a query.
Dim query As New SPChangeQuery(False, False)
' object types
query.User = True
query.Group = True
' change types
query.Add = True
query.Delete = True
query.Update = True
query.GroupMembershipAdd = True
query.GroupMembershipDelete = True
' Get the site collection users.
Dim users As SPUserCollection = rootSite.AllUsers
' Get the site collection groups.
Dim groups As SPGroupCollection = rootSite.Groups
Dim timeZone As SPTimeZone = rootSite.RegionalSettings.TimeZone
Dim total As Long = 0
While True
Dim changes As SPChangeCollection = _
siteCollection.ContentDatabase.GetChanges(query)
total += changes.Count
For Each change As SPChange In changes
' Print date of the change.
Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf + "Date: {0}", _
timeZone.UTCToLocalTime(change.Time).ToString())
' Print the url of the site where the change took place.
For Each site As SPSite In siteCollection.ContentDatabase.Sites
If site.ID = change.SiteId Then
Console.WriteLine("Site Url: {0}", site.Url)
Exit For
End If
Next site
' Print the nature of change.
Console.WriteLine("Type of change: {0}", change.ChangeType)
' Get information about a user change.
If TypeOf change Is SPChangeUser Then
Dim userChange As SPChangeUser = CType(change, SPChangeUser)
If userChange.Activate Then
Console.WriteLine("This change activated a user.")
End If
If userChange.IsSiteAdminChange Then
Console.WriteLine("This change made the user a site admin.")
End If
' Try to get the user login name.
Try
Dim user As SPUser = users.GetByID(userChange.Id) ' Throws an exception if not found
Console.WriteLine("Login name: {0}", user.LoginName)
' Get information about the user.
If user.IsDomainGroup Then
Console.WriteLine("This user is a domain group.")
End If
If change.ChangeType = SPChangeType.Update Then
Console.Write("Member of:")
For Each group As SPGroup In user.Groups
Console.Write(" {0};", group.Name)
Next group
Console.WriteLine()
End If
Catch ex As SPException
Console.WriteLine("Login name: unknown")
End Try
End If
' Get information about a group change.
If TypeOf change Is SPChangeGroup Then
Dim groupChange As SPChangeGroup = CType(change, SPChangeGroup)
' Try to get the group name.
Try
Dim group As SPGroup = groups.GetByID(groupChange.Id) ' Throws an exception if not found
Console.WriteLine("Group name: {0}", group.Name)
Console.WriteLine("Number of members: {0}", group.Users.Count)
Catch ex As SPException
Console.WriteLine("Group name: unknown")
End Try
End If
Next change
' Break out of the loop when we fetch the last batch of changes.
If changes.Count < query.FetchLimit Then
Exit While
End If
' Go get another batch of changes starting where we left off.
query.ChangeTokenStart = changes.LastChangeToken
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.Administration namespace