# vobject.event() [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.6.1) This is a VEVENT component which is a subclass of the [`component`](./component.md) object. Usage: ```js var event = vobject.event(); event.setDTStart(vobject.dateTimeValue('2013-08-14T19:00:00-04:00')); event.setDTEnd(vobject.dateTimeValue('2013-08-14T20:00:00-04:00')); event.setUID('6ltoah87095h151231fqugp2ombm8@sunrise.am'); event.setSummary('Night Photowalk'); event.toICS(); ``` Example: ``` BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20130814T230000Z DTEND:20130815T003000Z DTSTAMP:20130812T182800Z ORGANIZER;CN=jerome@domain.com:mailto:jerome@domain.com UID:6ltoah87095h151231fqugp2ombm8@sunrise.am ATTENDEE;CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=NEEDS-ACTION;RSVP= TRUE;CN=John Smith;X-NUM-GUESTS=0:mailto:john.smith@email.net ATTENDEE;CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=NEEDS-ACTION;RSVP= TRUE;CN=Matthew White;X-NUM-GUESTS=0:mailto:matthew@white.org ATTENDEE;CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=NEEDS-ACTION;RSVP= TRUE;CN=Paul Malone;X-NUM-GUESTS=0:mailto:paul_malone@courriel.fr ATTENDEE;CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE ;CN=jerome@domain.com;X-NUM-GUESTS=0:mailto:jerome@domain.com CREATED:20130812T180357Z DESCRIPTION:Drinks LAST-MODIFIED:20130812T182800Z SEQUENCE:1 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Night Photowalk TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT ``` ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ##### event.setUID(uid) [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.4.7) - `uid` for the event. Expects a STRING. Ex: `6ltoah81242h15kgqugp7ombm8@sunrise.am` ``` This property defines the persistent, globally unique identifier for the calendar component. ``` ##### event.getUID() [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.4.7) - **returns** the UID for the event or `undefined` by default ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ##### event.setSummary(summary) [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.1.12) - `summary` to set for the event. Expects a STRING. Ex: "Dinner at Peels" Also known as the title for the event. ##### event.getSummary() [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.1.12) - **returns** the unescaped summary for the event or `undefined` by default ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ##### event.setDTStart(date) [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.2.4) - `date` to set as the start date. Expects either a [`dateValue`](./dateValue.md) or [`dateTimeValue`](./dateTimeValue.md) object. If a TZID is specified for the dateTimeValue, the property will be set with a floating date format. See [`dateTimeValue.toICS()`](./dateTimeValue.md#datetimevaluetoics) for more information ##### event.getDTStart() [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.2.4) - **returns** the [`dateValue`](./dateValue.md) or [`dateTimeValue`](./dateTimeValue.md) set as the start date for the event, otherwise `undefined` by default ##### event.setDTEnd(date) [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.2.2) - `date` to set as the end date. Expects either a [`dateValue`](./dateValue.md) or [`dateTimeValue`](./dateTimeValue.md) object. If a TZID is specified for the dateTimeValue, the property will be set with a floating date format. See [`dateTimeValue.toICS()`](./dateTimeValue.md#datetimevaluetoics) for more information ##### event.getDTEnd() [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.2.2) - **returns** the [`dateValue`](./dateValue.md) or [`dateTimeValue`](./dateTimeValue.md) set as the end date for the event, otherwise `undefined` by default ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ##### event.setDescription(description) [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.1.5) - `description` to set for the event. Expects a STRING. Ex: "Meet at the corner of Broadway and Lafayette" ##### event.getDescription() [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.1.5) - **returns** the unescaped description for the event or `undefined` by default ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ##### event.setLocation(location) [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.1.7) - `location` to set for the event. Expects a STRING. Ex: "123 Fake St."" ##### event.getLocation() [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.1.7) - **returns** the unescaped location for the event or `undefined` by default ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ##### event.setStatus(status) [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.1.11) - `status` to set for the event. Expects a STRING. Ex: `TENTATIVE`, `CONFIRMED`, `CANCELLED` ``` Status values for a VEVENT "TENTATIVE" ;Indicates event is tentative. "CONFIRMED" ;Indicates event is definite. "CANCELLED" ;Indicates event was cancelled. ``` ##### event.getStatus() [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.1.11) - **returns** the status of the event or `undefined` by default ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ##### event.setDTStamp(date) [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.7.2) - `date` to set as the timestamp for the event. Expects either a [`dateTimeValue`](./dateTimeValue.md) object ``` In the case of an iCalendar object that specifies a "METHOD" property, this property specifies the date and time that the instance of the iCalendar object was created. In the case of an iCalendar object that doesn't specify a "METHOD" property, this property specifies the date and time that the information associated with the calendar component was last revised in the calendar store. ``` ##### event.getDTStamp() [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.7.2) - **returns** a string representation of the timestamp for the event or `undefined` by default ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ##### event.setLastModified(date) [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.7.3) - `date` to set as the last modified date for the event. Expects a [`dateTimeValue`](./dateTimeValue.md) object ##### event.getLastModified() [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.7.3) - **returns** a string representation of the last modified date for the event or `undefined` by default ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ##### event.setSequence(sequence) [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.7.4) - `sequence` to set as the sequence number of the event. Expects an INTEGER Sequence number of the event. Should be monotonically increasing on changes on the fields: `DTSTART`, `DTEND`, `DUE`, `RDATE`, `RRULE`, `EXDATE`, `EXRULE`, and `STATUS`. ##### event.getSequence() [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.7.4) - **returns** the sequence number for the event or `undefined` by default ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ##### event.setCreated(date) [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.7.1) - `date` to set as the creation date. Expects either a [`dateValue`](./dateValue.md) or [`dateTimeValue`](./dateTimeValue.md) object ##### event.getCreated() [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.7.1) - **returns** a string representation of the creation date for the event or `undefined` by default ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ##### event.setOrganizer(organizer) [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.4.3) - `organizer` to set for the event. Expects an [`organizer`](./organizer.md) object ##### event.getOrganizer() [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.4.3) - **returns** the [`organizer`](./organizer.md) property for the event or `undefined` by default ##### event.addAttendee(attendee) [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.4.1) - `attendee` to be added to the event. Expects an [`attendee`](./attendee.md) object ##### event.getAttendees() [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.4.1) - **returns** an array of [`attendee`](./attendee.md) properties for the event or `[]` by default ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ##### event.addRRULE(rrule) [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.5.3) - `rrule` to be added to the event. Expects an ICS STRING. Ex: `RRULE:FREQ=DAILY` ##### event.getRRULEs() [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.5.3) - **returns** an array of RRULE properties or `[]` by default ##### event.addEXDATE(exdate) [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.5.1) - `exdate` to be added to the event. Expects an ICS STRING. Ex: `EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20140206` ##### event.getEXDATEs() [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.5.1) - **returns** an array of EXDATE properties or `[]` by default ##### event.setRecurrenceID(date) [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.4.4) - `date` to set as the recurrence id for the event. Expects either a [`dateValue`](./dateValue.md) or [`dateTimeValue`](./dateTimeValue.md) object ##### event.getRecurrenceID() [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.4.4) - **returns** the [`dateValue`](./dateValue.md) or [`dateTimeValue`](./dateTimeValue.md) set as the recurrence id for the event, otherwise `undefined` by default ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ##### event.setTransparency(transparency) [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.2.7) - `transparency` to set for the event. Expects either TRANSPARENT or OPAQUE ##### event.getTransparency() [`RFC`](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.2.7) - **returns** the string value set as the transparency of the event or `undefined` by default