4.2.16 Participation Role

Basic Definition | Description| | Example

Basic Definition

Parameter Name
ROLE
Purpose
To specify the participation role for the calendar user specified by the property.

Format Definition

The property parameter is defined by the following
notation:

  roleparam  = "ROLE" "="
              ("CHAIR"               ; Indicates chair of the
                                     ; calendar entity
             / "REQ-PARTICIPANT"     ; Indicates a participant whose
                                     ; participation is required
             / "OPT-PARTICIPANT"     ; Indicates a participant whose
                                     ; participation is optional
             / "NON-PARTICIPANT"     ; Indicates a participant who is
                                     ; copied for information
                                     ; purposes only
             / x-name                ; Experimental role
             / iana-token)           ; Other IANA role
  ; Default is REQ-PARTICIPANT

Description

This parameter can be specified on properties with a CAL-ADDRESS value type. The parameter specifies the participation role for the calendar user specified by the property in the group schedule calendar component. If not specified on a property that allows this parameter, the default value is REQ-PARTICIPANT.

Example


  ATTENDEE;ROLE=CHAIR:MAILTO:mrbig@host.com

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