# ical

### Description

@short: Specifies ICal serialization and parsing

@signature: ical: any

### Example

~~~jsx
const icalString = scheduler.ical.parse(
    `BEGIN:VCALENDAR
    VERSION:2.0
    PRODID:-//dhtmlXScheduler//NONSGML v2.2//EN
    DESCRIPTION:
    BEGIN:VEVENT
    DTSTART:20220411T140000
    DTEND:20220411T170000
    SUMMARY:Meeting
    END:VEVENT
    BEGIN:VEVENT
    DTSTART:20220415
    DTEND:20220418
    SUMMARY:Conference
    END:VEVENT
    BEGIN:VEVENT
    DTSTART:20220424T090000
    DTEND:20220424T100000
    SUMMARY:Interview
    END:VEVENT
    END:VCALENDAR`
);
~~~

### Details

The **ical** object contains the only member - the *parse()* method which defines how the scheduler will parse data in the ICal format.

To load data, use the [scheduler.parse(icalString)](api/method/parse.md) method.

### Related API
- [parse](api/method/parse.md)

### Related Guides
- [Examples of Data Formats](guides/data-formats.md)