The Name property specifies the name of the component. The Name parameter of the Add method, specifies the name of the component to be added. The Clear method clears the component, by removing the name, properties and components. The Parent property specifies the parent component of the current component. The Properties property gives access to the component's Properties collection. 

The following is a simple example of an iCalendar component:

BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:19970610T172345Z-AF23B2@example.com
DTSTAMP:19970610T172345Z
DTSTART:19970714T170000Z
DTEND:19970715T040000Z
SUMMARY:Bastille Day Party
END:VEVENT

The VEVENT indicates the name of the component.