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getView
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);