Data or index element for referencing other data

[markusGF]

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Issue Description

It would be nice to have a property which represents a int64 index and is accessible in the dayViewDidSelectEventView function.
Or maybe a "data" property where a object could be stored.

Result I am trying to achieve

With that property it's possible to reference to root data objects with more informations about the selected calendar event.

[richardtop]

Hello, you can use the following:

1. userInfo property on Event: https://github.com/richardtop/CalendarKit/blob/master/Sources/Timeline/Event.swift#L17
2. Create your own Event confirming to the EventDescriptor protocol and adding/exposing any property you'd like: https://github.com/richardtop/CalendarApp/blob/master/Calendar/EKWrapper.swift
   Hope, this helps in resolving your issue.

[markusGF]

ok, so its possible to use the "unserInfo" property to store an object or something else.
But the "userInfo" property is not accessible in the "DidSelectEventView" function which is called when I select an event.

The "DidSelectEventView" function only provide a "EventView" in the parameters which is inherited from UIView. The descriptor property of the "EventView" doesnt contains the "userInfo" property so there is no chance to grab the data when a event is selected in the calendar.

[richardtop]

Hi @markusGF,
yes.

You can put anything into userInfo.

As when you use a custom class for your data model, which is recommended for your case, you have to cast it to your type in didSelectEventView:
https://github.com/richardtop/CalendarApp/blob/master/Calendar/CalendarViewController.swift#L95-L97
and the example of a custom class is here: https://github.com/richardtop/CalendarApp/blob/master/Calendar/EKWrapper.swift

Please, watch this video fully, these topics are covered in a great detail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ63-_z1qg8