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Logical Model V3 Data type BL (Boolean)
<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="BL"/> <extension url="http://www.healthintersections.com.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/extension-namespace"> <valueUri value="urn:hl7-org:v3"/> </extension> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/BL"/> <name value="V3 Data type BL (Boolean)"/> <display value="V3 Data type BL (Boolean)"/> <status value="active"/> <experimental value="false"/> <publisher value="HL7"/> <description value="The Boolean type stands for the values of two-valued logic. A Boolean value can be either true or false, or, as any other value may be NULL."/> <kind value="logical"/> <abstract value="false"/> <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ANY"/> <snapshot> <element> <path value="BL"/> <min value="1"/> <max value="*"/> <type> <code value="Element"/> </type> </element> <element> <path value="BL.nullFlavor"/> <representation value="xmlAttr"/> <label value="Exceptional Value Detail"/> <definition value="If a value is an exceptional value (NULL-value), this specifies in what way and why proper information is missing."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="code"/> </type> <binding> <strength value="required"/> <valueSetReference> <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-NullFlavor"/> </valueSetReference> </binding> </element> <element> <path value="BL.value"/> <representation value="xmlAttr"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="boolean"/> </type> </element> </snapshot> <differential> <element> <path value="BL"/> <min value="1"/> <max value="*"/> <type> <code value="Element"/> </type> </element> <element> <path value="BL.value"/> <representation value="xmlAttr"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="boolean"/> </type> </element> </differential> </StructureDefinition>
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.