4.8.6.2 Repeat Count

Basic Definition | Description| | Example

Basic Definition

Property Name
REPEAT
Purpose
This property defines the number of time the alarm should be repeated, after the initial trigger.
Value Type
INTEGER
Property Parameters
Non-standard property parameters can be specified on this property.
Conformance
This property can be specified in a "VALARM" calendar component.

Description

If the alarm triggers more than once, then this property MUST be specified along with the "DURATION" property.

Format Definition

The property is defined by the following notation:

  repeatcnt  = "REPEAT" repparam ":" integer CRLF
  ;Default is "0", zero.

  repparam   = *(";" xparam)

Example

The following is an example of this property for an alarm
that repeats 4 additional times with a 5 minute delay after the
initial triggering of the alarm:

  REPEAT:4
  DURATION:PT5M

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