---
title: initialSnapshot
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/nsdiffabledatasourcesectiontransaction-swift.struct/initialsnapshot
---

# initialSnapshot

The section snapshot before the transaction occured.

## Declaration

```swift
var initialSnapshot: NSDiffableDataSourceSectionSnapshot<ItemIdentifierType> { get }
```

## See Also

### Accessing a transaction’s information

- [sectionIdentifier](uikit/nsdiffabledatasourcesectiontransaction-swift.struct/sectionidentifier.md)
- [finalSnapshot](uikit/nsdiffabledatasourcesectiontransaction-swift.struct/finalsnapshot.md)
- [difference](uikit/nsdiffabledatasourcesectiontransaction-swift.struct/difference.md)