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Logical Model V3 Data type ST (CharacterString)
{
"resourceType": "StructureDefinition",
"id": "ST",
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://www.healthintersections.com.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/extension-namespace",
"valueUri": "urn:hl7-org:v3"
}
],
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ST",
"name": "V3 Data type ST (CharacterString)",
"display": "V3 Data type ST (CharacterString)",
"status": "active",
"experimental": false,
"publisher": "HL7",
"description": "The character string data type stands for text data, primarily intended for machine processing (e.g., sorting, querying, indexing, etc.) Used for names, symbols, and formal expressions.",
"kind": "logical",
"abstract": false,
"baseDefinition": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ANY",
"snapshot": {
"element": [
{
"path": "ST",
"min": 1,
"max": "*",
"type": [
{
"code": "Element"
}
]
},
{
"path": "ST.nullFlavor",
"representation": [
"xmlAttr"
],
"label": "Exceptional Value Detail",
"definition": "If a value is an exceptional value (NULL-value), this specifies in what way and why proper information is missing.",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "code"
}
],
"binding": {
"strength": "required",
"valueSetReference": {
"reference": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-NullFlavor"
}
}
},
{
"path": "ST.value",
"representation": [
"xmlText"
],
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "string"
}
]
}
]
},
"differential": {
"element": [
{
"path": "ST",
"min": 1,
"max": "*",
"type": [
{
"code": "Element"
}
]
},
{
"path": "ST.value",
"representation": [
"xmlText"
],
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "string"
}
]
}
]
}
}
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.