Documentation > CMS Template API Library > Asset > GetDateOverlap(DateTime,DateTime,String,String,Boolean,List[String],Boolean)
GetDateOverlap
Gets a List of Assets from the CMS that contain a date range which overlaps the specified range.
public List<Asset> GetDateOverlap(DateTime,DateTime,String,String,Boolean,List[String],Boolean)
Returns
A List of matching Assets.
Parameters
| Name | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| startDate | The minimum of the date range. | System.DateTime |
| endDate | The maximum of the date range. | System.DateTime |
| startField | The name of the asset field which contains the start of its date range. | System.String |
| endField | The name of the asset field which contains the end of its date range. | System.String |
| isRecursive | (Optional) If true, subfolders will also be searched. If false, only the folder specified will be searched. Defaults to false. | System.Boolean |
| filterStatus | (Optional) The list of states to filter on, if any. Defaults to the context's filter status. | List<String> |
| excludeProjectTypes | (Optional) if true excludes special asset types that are related to projects like libraries and templates from appearing in the results. Defaults to true. | System.Boolean |
Code Example
C#
Sample:
// Assume the assets that we are trying to pull in have startdate and enddate fields.
// If the following dates overlap startdate and enddate in any way, asset will be retrieved.
DateTime startDT = new DateTime(2019, 12, 22);
DateTime endDT = new DateTime(2019, 12, 25);
// The folder to search
Asset searchFolder = asset.Parent;
if(searchFolder.IsLoaded)
{
List<Asset> list = searchFolder.GetDateOverlap(startDT, endDT, "startdate", "enddate");
foreach(Asset a in list)
{
Out.WriteLine("ID: " + a.Id + " - " + a.AssetPath.ToString() + " - " + a["startdate"] + " - " + a["enddate"] + "<br />");
}
}