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

# initialSnapshot

The snapshot before the transaction occured.

## Declaration

```swift
var initialSnapshot: NSDiffableDataSourceSnapshot<SectionIdentifierType, ItemIdentifierType> { get }
```

## See Also

### Accessing a transaction’s information

- [sectionTransactions](uikit/nsdiffabledatasourcetransaction-swift.struct/sectiontransactions.md)
- [finalSnapshot](uikit/nsdiffabledatasourcetransaction-swift.struct/finalsnapshot.md)
- [difference](uikit/nsdiffabledatasourcetransaction-swift.struct/difference.md)