Perforce .NET API
Perforce.P4
Repository Class
Repository Methods
AddOrUpdateServerLicense Method
ConvertSparseStream Method
CreateBranchSpec Method
CreateChangelist Method
CreateClient Method
CreateDepot Method
CreateGroup Method
CreateJob Method
CreateLabel Method
CreateStream Method
CreateUser Method
DeleteBranchSpec Method
DeleteChangelist Method
DeleteClient Method
DeleteCounter Method
DeleteDepot Method
DeleteGroup Method
DeleteJob Method
DeleteLabel Method
DeleteStream Method
DeleteUser Method
Dispose Method
GetBranchSpec Method
GetBranchSpecs Method
GetChangelist Method
GetChangelists Method
GetClient Method
GetClientMetadata Method
GetClients Method
GetCounter Method
GetCounters Method
GetDepot Method
GetDepotDirs Method
GetDepotFileDiffs Method
GetDepotFiles Method
GetDepots Method
GetFileAnnotations Method
GetFileContents Method
GetFileContentsEx Method
GetFileDiffs Method
GetFileHistory Method
GetFileLineMatches Method
GetFileMetaData Method
GetFiles Method
GetFixes Method
GetFormSpec Method
GetGroup Method
GetGroups Method
GetJob Method
GetJobs Method
GetLabel Method
GetLabels Method
GetMaxProtectionAccess Method
GetOpenedFiles Method
GetProtectionEntries Method
GetProtectionTable Method
GetReviewers Method
GetServerLicenseInformation Method
GetServerMetaData Method
GetStream Method
GetStreamLog Method
GetStreamMetaData Method
GetStreams Method
GetSubmittedIntegrations Method
GetTriggerTable Method
GetTypeMap Method
GetUser Method
GetUsers Method
NewChangelist Method
RenameClient Method
TagFiles Method
UpdateBranchSpec Method
UpdateChangelist Method
UpdateClient Method
UpdateDepot Method
UpdateGroup Method
UpdateJob Method
UpdateLabel Method
UpdateStream Method
UpdateSubmittedChangelist Method
UpdateUser Method
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RepositoryConvertSparseStream Method

Converts a sparse stream to a development/release stream. If stream is not already open, the stream specification will be opened and any unbranched files from the parent stream will be opened in the workspace for branch to the stream in default changelist.

Namespace:  Perforce.P4
Assembly:  p4api.net (in p4api.net.dll) Version: 2025.1.277.3624
Syntax
Copy
public string ConvertSparseStream(
	Options options
)

Parameters

options
Type: Perforce.P4Options
options for the stream convertsparse command

Return Value

Type: String
Returns result during conversion of a sparse stream to a development/release stream.
Remarks

p4 help streamcmds

p4 stream convertsparse [-q]

'p4 stream convertsparse' converts a sparsedev or sparserel stream to
either a development or release stream.If it is not already open, the
stream specification will be opened and any unbranched files from the
parent stream will be opened in the workspace for branch to the stream.
-q Suppress normal output messages.Messages regarding
errors or exceptional conditions are displayed.
Examples
To convert the stream currently assigned to the client to either development/release:
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//Establish connection with server and assign a client to a repository
which has sparserel/sparsedev stream.
string result = rep.ConvertSparseStream(new StreamCmdOptions(StreamCmdFlags.Convertsparse, null, null, false));
//User can pass boolean value to true to set the -q flag to suppress normal output messages.
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