- TIBCO BusinessEvents®
- CEP Query
- Query
- Statement

# Query.Statement.getSnapshotRequired()

## Signature

`boolean getSnapshotRequired(String statementName, String alias)`

## Domain

ACTION

## Description

Checks if the statement will make a snapshot, or not, for an item in the FROM, at execution time, for continuous queries.

## Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`statementName` | `String` | name of the statement.
`alias` | `String` | alias of a item in the FROM of the statement.

## Returns

Type | Description
--- | ---
`true` | if and only if the statement will make a snapshot, or not, for an item in the FROM, at execution time.

## Cautions

none