4.7.1 Calendar Scale

Basic Definition | Description| | Example

Basic Definition

Property Name
CALSCALE
Purpose
This property defines the calendar scale used for the calendar information specified in the iCalendar object.
Value Type
TEXT
Property Parameters
Non-standard property parameters can be specified on this property.
Conformance
Property can be specified in an iCalendar object. The default value is "GREGORIAN".

Description

This memo is based on the Gregorian calendar scale. The Gregorian calendar scale is assumed if this property is not specified in the iCalendar object. It is expected that other calendar scales will be defined in other specifications or by future versions of this memo.

Format Definition

The property is defined by the following notation:

  calscale   = "CALSCALE" calparam ":" calvalue CRLF

  calparam   = *(";" xparam)

  calvalue   = "GREGORIAN" / iana-token

Example

The following is an example of this property:

  CALSCALE:GREGORIAN

iCalendar specification excerpts TOC

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