Class FastDayEvent

Optionalalarm

OptionalchanukahDay

OptionalcholHaMoedDay

Readonlydate

Readonlydesc

Optionalemoji

Readonlymask

Optionalmemo

Optionalobserved

basename

• basename(): string

• Returns a simplified (untranslated) description for this event. For example, the HolidayEvent class supports "Erev Pesach" => "Pesach", and "Sukkot III (CH''M)" => "Sukkot". For many holidays the basename and the event description are the same.

  Returns string

clone

• clone(): HolidayEvent

• Makes a clone of this Event object

  Returns HolidayEvent

  Deprecated

getCategories

• getCategories(): string[]

• Returns a list of event categories

  Returns string[]

getDate

• getDate(): HDate

• Hebrew date of this event

  Returns HDate

getDesc

• getDesc(): string

• Untranslated title of this event. Note that these description strings are always in English and will remain stable across releases. To get the title of the event in another language, use the render() method.

  Returns string

getEmoji

• getEmoji(): string

• Optional holiday-specific Emoji or null.

  Returns string

getFlags

• getFlags(): number

• Bitmask of optional event flags. See flags

  Returns number

observedIn

• observedIn(il): boolean

• Is this event observed in Israel/Diaspora?

  Parameters

  • il: boolean

  Returns boolean

  Example

  const ev1 = new Event(new HDate(7, 'Sivan', 5749), 'Shavuot II', flags.CHAG | flags.CHUL_ONLY);
  ev1.observedIn(false); // true
  ev1.observedIn(true); // false
  const ev2 = new Event(new HDate(26, 'Kislev', 5749), 'Chanukah: 3 Candles', 0);
  ev2.observedIn(false); // true
  ev2.observedIn(true); // true
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observedInDiaspora

• observedInDiaspora(): boolean

• Is this event observed in the Diaspora?

  Returns boolean

  Example

  const ev1 = new Event(new HDate(7, 'Sivan', 5749), 'Shavuot II', flags.CHAG | flags.CHUL_ONLY);
  ev1.observedInDiaspora(); // true
  const ev2 = new Event(new HDate(26, 'Kislev', 5749), 'Chanukah: 3 Candles', 0);
  ev2.observedInDiaspora(); // true
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observedInIsrael

• observedInIsrael(): boolean

• Is this event observed in Israel?

  Returns boolean

  Example

  const ev1 = new Event(new HDate(7, 'Sivan', 5749), 'Shavuot II', flags.CHAG | flags.CHUL_ONLY);
  ev1.observedInIsrael(); // false
  const ev2 = new Event(new HDate(26, 'Kislev', 5749), 'Chanukah: 3 Candles', 0);
  ev2.observedInIsrael(); // true
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render

• render(locale?): string

• Returns (translated) description of this event

  Parameters

  • Optionallocale: string

    Optional locale name (defaults to active locale).

  Returns string

renderBrief

• renderBrief(locale?): string

• Returns a brief (translated) description of this event. For most events, this is the same as render(). For some events, it procudes a shorter text (e.g. without a time or added description).

  Parameters

  • Optionallocale: string

    Optional locale name (defaults to active locale).

  Returns string

url

• url(): undefined | string

• Returns a URL to hebcal.com or sefaria.org for more detail on the event. Returns undefined for events with no detail page.

  Returns undefined | string