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Semantic Calendaring - Linking: External

A link to a reference that is not part of the same context as the enclosing component.

References

An external LINK provides the ability to link multiple external references that may be used in the context of the referencing component. Other iCalendar properties are intended for linking to other iCalendar components, but none are suited to referencing non-iCalendar data.

The following table highlights the differences between an external LINK and RELATED-TO properties.

Feature LINK RELATED-TO
Multiple instances allowed Yes Yes
Supports non-iCalendar references Yes No
Relation type support Yes (*) Yes
Label support Yes No
  • NOTE: LINK relation types do not support the same relation types as RELATED-TO.