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getView 1.4.2

Returns the View Object for the current view.

.fullCalendar( ‘getView’ ) -> View Object

This is useful if you want to get information about the calendar’s title or start/end dates.

Example Usage:

var view = $('#calendar').fullCalendar('getView');
alert("The view's title is " + view.title);