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title: updates.differenceSlice
description: Incomplete list of occurred events.
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# Constructor: updates.differenceSlice  
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Incomplete list of occurred events.

### Attributes:

| Name     |    Type       | Required | Description |
|----------|---------------|----------|-------------|
|new\_messages|Array of [Message](../types/Message.md) | Yes|List of new messgaes|
|new\_encrypted\_messages|Array of [EncryptedMessage](../types/EncryptedMessage.md) | Yes|New messages from the [encrypted event sequence](https://core.telegram.org/api/updates)|
|other\_updates|Array of [Update](../types/Update.md) | Yes|List of updates|
|chats|Array of [Chat](../types/Chat.md) | Yes|List of chats mentioned in events|
|users|Array of [User](../types/User.md) | Yes|List of users mentioned in events|
|intermediate\_state|[updates.State](../constructors/updates.State.md) | Yes|Intermediary state|



### Type: [updates.Difference](../types/updates.Difference.md)


### Example:

```php
$updates.differenceSlice = ['_' => 'updates.differenceSlice', 'new_messages' => [Message, Message], 'new_encrypted_messages' => [EncryptedMessage, EncryptedMessage], 'other_updates' => [Update, Update], 'chats' => [Chat, Chat], 'users' => [User, User], 'intermediate_state' => updates.State];
```  


Or, if you're into Lua:

```lua
updates.differenceSlice={_='updates.differenceSlice', new_messages={Message}, new_encrypted_messages={EncryptedMessage}, other_updates={Update}, chats={Chat}, users={User}, intermediate_state=updates.State}

```