---
title: "eventEditViewControllerDefaultCalendar(forNewEvents:)"
framework: eventkitui
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "eventkitui/ekeventeditviewdelegate/eventeditviewcontrollerdefaultcalendar(fornewevents:)"
---

# eventEditViewControllerDefaultCalendar(forNewEvents:)

The default calendar to use when creating new events.

## Declaration

```swift
optional func eventEditViewControllerDefaultCalendar(forNewEvents controller: EKEventEditViewController) -> EKCalendar
```

## Parameters

- `controller`: The event edit view controller requesting the default calendar.

## Discussion

Discussion If the delegate does not implement this method, uses the event store’s defaultCalendarForNewEvents property instead.