Package net.fortuna.ical4j.model.property

Class DtStart

java.lang.Object
net.fortuna.ical4j.model.Content
net.fortuna.ical4j.model.Property
net.fortuna.ical4j.model.property.DateProperty
net.fortuna.ical4j.model.property.DtStart
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<Property>, FluentProperty
public class DtStart extends DateProperty
$Id$

Created: [Apr 6, 2004]

Defines a DTSTART iCalendar component property. 

     4.8.2.4 Date/Time Start

        Property Name: DTSTART

        Purpose: This property specifies when the calendar component begins.

        Value Type: The default value type is DATE-TIME. The time value MUST
        be one of the forms defined for the DATE-TIME value type. The value
        type can be set to a DATE value type.

        Property Parameters: Non-standard, value data type, time zone
        identifier property parameters can be specified on this property.

        Conformance: This property can be specified in the "VEVENT", "VTODO",
        "VFREEBUSY", or "VTIMEZONE" calendar components.

        Description: Within the "VEVENT" calendar component, this property
        defines the start date and time for the event. The property is
        REQUIRED in "VEVENT" calendar components. Events can have a start
        date/time but no end date/time. In that case, the event does not take
        up any time.

        Within the "VFREEBUSY" calendar component, this property defines the
        start date and time for the free or busy time information. The time
        MUST be specified in UTC time.

        Within the "VTIMEZONE" calendar component, this property defines the
        effective start date and time for a time zone specification. This
        property is REQUIRED within each STANDARD and DAYLIGHT part included
        in "VTIMEZONE" calendar components and MUST be specified as a local
        DATE-TIME without the "TZID" property parameter.

        Format Definition: The property is defined by the following notation:

          dtstart    = "DTSTART" dtstparam ":" dtstval CRLF

          dtstparam  = *(

                     ; the following are optional,
                     ; but MUST NOT occur more than once

                     (";" "VALUE" "=" ("DATE-TIME" / "DATE")) /
                     (";" tzidparam) /

                     ; the following is optional,
                     ; and MAY occur more than once

                       *(";" xparam)

                     )



          dtstval    = date-time / date
          ;Value MUST match value type
See Also:

  • Constructor Details

    • DtStart

      public DtStart()
      Default constructor. The time value is initialised to the time of instantiation.

    • DtStart

      public DtStart(TimeZone timezone)
      Creates a new DTSTART property initialised with the specified timezone.
      Parameters:
      timezone - initial timezone

    • DtStart

      public DtStart(String aValue) throws ParseException
      Parameters:
      aValue - a value string for this component
      Throws:
      ParseException - where the specified value string is not a valid date-time/date representation

    • DtStart

      public DtStart(String value, TimeZone timezone) throws ParseException
      Creates a new DTSTART property initialised with the specified timezone and value.
      Parameters:
      value - a string representation of a DTSTART value
      timezone - initial timezone
      Throws:
      ParseException - where the specified value is not a valid string representation

    • DtStart

      public DtStart(ParameterList aList, String aValue) throws ParseException
      Parameters:
      aList - a list of parameters for this component
      aValue - a value string for this component
      Throws:
      ParseException - where the specified value string is not a valid date-time/date representation

    • DtStart

      public DtStart(Date aDate)
      Constructor. Date or Date-Time format is determined based on the presence of a VALUE parameter.
      Parameters:
      aDate - a date

    • DtStart

      public DtStart(Date time, boolean utc)
      Constructs a new DtStart with the specified time.
      Parameters:
      time - the time of the DtStart
      utc - specifies whether time is UTC

    • DtStart

      public DtStart(ParameterList aList, Date aDate)
      Constructor. Date or Date-Time format is determined based on the presence of a VALUE parameter.
      Parameters:
      aList - a list of parameters for this component
      aDate - a date