---
title: absoluteDate
framework: eventkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: eventkit/ekalarm/absolutedate
---

# absoluteDate

The absolute date for the alarm.

## Declaration

```swift
var absoluteDate: Date? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion If you set this property for a relative offset alarm, it loses the relative offset and becomes an absolute alarm.

## See Also

### Accessing Alarm Dates

- [relativeOffset](eventkit/ekalarm/relativeoffset.md)