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The following is an XMDP profile for the hCalendar specification.

URLs

This profile is hosted as a separate XMDP file on microformats.org:

http://microformats.org/profile/hcalendar
shortURL: http://ufs.cc/x/hcalendar

Usage

Profiles are referenced in (X)HTML files in the <head> tag, e.g.:

<head profile='http://microformats.org/profile/hcalendar'>

Profile

<dl class="profile">
 <dt>class</dt>
 <dd><p>
   <a rel="help" href="http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#adef-class">
   HTML4 definition of the 'class' attribute.</a>
   This meta data profile defines some 'class' attribute values (class names) 
   and their meanings as suggested by a 
   <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-htmllink-970328#profile">
   draft of "Hypertext Links in HTML"</a>.
   All values are defined according to the semantics defined in the 
   <a href="http://microformats.org/wiki/hcalendar">
   hCalendar specification</a> 
   and thus in 
   <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2445.txt">RFC 2445</a>.
  </p>
  <dl>
   <dt id="vcalendar">vcalendar</dt>
    <dd>A container for one or more events (vevent).  
     This property is optional; if there is only one event then omit it.  
     See section 1. of RFC 2445.
   </dd>

   <dt id="vevent">vevent</dt>
   <dd>A container for one event.  
    See section 4.6.1 of RFC 2445.
   </dd>

   <dt id="dtstart">dtstart</dt>
   <dd>Date/time of the start of the event.
    See section 4.8.2.4 of RFC 2445.
   </dd>

   <dt id="dtend">dtend</dt>
   <dd>Date/time of the end of the event.
    See section 4.8.2.2 of RFC 2445.
   </dd>

   <dt id="duration">duration</dt>
   <dd>Length of the event.
    See section 4.8.2.5 of RFC 2445.
   </dd>

   <dt id="summary">summary</dt>
   <dd>Short synopsis, title, or  name of the event.
    See section 4.8.1.12 of RFC 2445.
   </dd>

   <dt id="uid">uid</dt>
   <dd>A globally unique identifier for the event; typically a URL is used.
    See section 4.8.4.7 of RFC 2445.
   </dd>

   <dt id="dtstamp">dtstamp</dt>
   <dd>Date/time of when the document containing information about the event 
    was created.
    See section 4.8.7.2 of RFC 2445.
   </dd>

   <dt id="method">method</dt>
   <dd>Function of the event object.
    Values for this property are: PUBLISH, REQUEST, REPLY, ADD, CANCEL, REFRESH, 
    COUNTER, or DECLINECOUNTER.  For example, a value of REQUEST indicates that a 
    request is being made for the event to occur.
    See section 4.7.2 of RFC 2445.
   </dd>

   <dt id="category">category</dt>
   <dd>Category of the event object.  
    Note: this property may be repeated (an event may belong in several categories).
    Common values are: MEETING, APPOINTMENT, CONFERENCE, EXPO.
    See section 4.8.1.2 of RFC 2445.
   </dd>

   <dt id="location">location</dt>
   <dd>Tells where the event is to be held.  May be represented by nested 
    <a href="http://microformats.org/wiki/hcard">hCard record</a>,  
    <a href="http://microformats.org/wiki/adr">adr record</a>,  
    <a href="http://microformats.org/wiki/geo">geo record</a>, or combination thereof.  
    See sections 4.8.1.7 and 4.8.1.6 of RFC 2445.
   </dd>

   <dt id="url">url</dt>
   <dd>A URL to a page that contains the definitive/preferred information about an event;  
    UID and URL are typically the same.  
    See section 4.8.4.6 of RFC 2445, except "url" may occur more than once in an hCalendar event.
   </dd>

   <dt id="description">description</dt>
   <dd>A more detailed synopsis of the event than that provided by summary.  
    See section 4.8.1.5 of RFC 2445.
   </dd>

   <dt id="last-modified">last-modified</dt>
   <dd>Date/time the information about the event was updated.  
    See section 4.8.7.3 of RFC 2445.
   </dd>

   <dt id="status">status</dt>
   <dd>Status of the calendar event.  Values are: TENTATIVE, CONFIRMED, CANCELLED.  
    See section 4.8.1.11 of RFC 2445.
   </dd>

   <dt id="class">class</dt>
   <dd>Access classification of the event information;  
    Values are: PUBLIC, PRIVATE, CONFIDENTIAL.  
    See section 4.8.1.3 of RFC 2445.
   </dd>

   <dt id="attendee">attendee</dt>
   <dd>An individual invited to attend the event;  
    An event container may contain more than one attendee record; 
    May be represented by nested <a href="http://microformats.org/wiki/hcard">hCard record</a>.  
    See section 4.8.4.1 of RFC 2445.
   </dd>
   
   <dt id="partstat">partstat</dt>
   <dd>The participation-status of an individual invited to attend the event;  
    Subproperty of "attendee";  
    See section 4.2.12 of RFC 2445.
   </dd>
   
   <dt id="role">role</dt>
   <dd>The role of an individual invited to attend the event;  
    Subproperty of "attendee";  
    See section 4.2.16 of RFC 2445.
   </dd>

   <dt id="contact">contact</dt>
   <dd>Contact information associated with the event;  
    May be represented by nested <a href="http://microformats.org/wiki/hcard">hCard record</a>.  
    See section 4.8.4.2 of RFC 2445.
   </dd>

   <dt id="organizer">organizer</dt>
   <dd>The organizer associated with the event. 
    May be represented by nested <a href="http://microformats.org/wiki/hcard">hCard record</a>.  
    See section 4.8.4.3 of RFC 2445.
   </dd>

   <dt id="attach">attach</dt>
   <dd>A attached resource associated with the event, such as a photo.
    See section 4.8.1.1 of RFC 2445.
   </dd>

   <dt id="value">value</dt>
    <dd>This class name is used to distinguish the <em>actual</em> value
     of a property from any other cruft that may be in 
     the containing element representing the property.
     See the 
     <a href="http://microformats.org/wiki/value-class-pattern"> 
      value-class-pattern</a> for details.</dd>

   <dt id="value-title">value-title</dt>
    <dd>This class name is used to distinguish the <em>actual</em> value
     of a property, specifically in the 'title' attribute of the element,
     from the element contents and the element representing 
     the containing property.
     See the 
     <a href="http://microformats.org/wiki/value-class-pattern#Parsing_value_from_a_title_attribute"> 
      value-class-pattern value-title description</a> for details.</dd>

  </dl>
 </dd>
</dl>

Related Pages

hCalendar - specification
hCalendar intro - plain English introduction
hCalendar authoring - learn how to add hCalendar markup to your existing events.
hCalendar creator (hCalendar creator feedback) - create your own hCalendar events.
hCalendar cheatsheet - hCalendar properties
hCalendar examples in the wild - an on-going list of websites which use hCalendars.
hCalendar implementations - websites or tools which either generate or parse hCalendars
hCalendar FAQ - If you have any questions about hCalendar, check here.
hCalendar parsing - normative details of how to parse hCalendar.
hCalendar profile - the XMDP profile for hCalendar
hCalendar singular properties - an explanation of the list of singular properties in hCalendar.
hCalendar tests - a wiki page with actual embedded hCalendar events to try parsing.
hCalendar "to do" - jobs to do
hCalendar advocacy - encourage others to use hCalendar.
iCalendar implementations

This specification is a work in progress. As additional aspects are discussed, understood, and written, they will be added. These thoughts, issues, and questions are kept in separate pages.

hCalendar Brainstorming - brainstorms and other explorations relating to hCalendar
hCalendar issues - issues with the specification

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