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Definition for Code System FilterOperator
<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="filter-operator"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2016-12-06T12:22:34.981+11:00"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2>FilterOperator</h2> <div> <p>The kind of operation to perform as a part of a property based filter.</p> </div> <p>This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/filter-operator defines the following codes:</p> <table class="codes"> <tr> <td> <b>Code</b> </td> <td> <b>Display</b> </td> <td> <b>Definition</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>= <a name="filter-operator-.61"> </a> </td> <td>Equals</td> <td>The specified property of the code equals the provided value.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>is-a <a name="filter-operator-is-a"> </a> </td> <td>Is A (by subsumption)</td> <td>Includes all concept ids that have a transitive is-a relationship with the concept Id provided as the value, including the provided concept itself (i.e. include child codes)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>descendent-of <a name="filter-operator-descendent-of"> </a> </td> <td>Descendent Of (by subsumption)</td> <td>Includes all concept ids that have a transitive is-a relationship with the concept Id provided as the value, excluding the provided concept itself (i.e. include child codes)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>is-not-a <a name="filter-operator-is-not-a"> </a> </td> <td>Not (Is A) (by subsumption)</td> <td>The specified property of the code does not have an is-a relationship with the provided value.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>regex <a name="filter-operator-regex"> </a> </td> <td>Regular Expression</td> <td>The specified property of the code matches the regex specified in the provided value.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>in <a name="filter-operator-in"> </a> </td> <td>In Set</td> <td>The specified property of the code is in the set of codes or concepts specified in the provided value (comma separated list).</td> </tr> <tr> <td>not-in <a name="filter-operator-not-in"> </a> </td> <td>Not in Set</td> <td>The specified property of the code is not in the set of codes or concepts specified in the provided value (comma separated list).</td> </tr> <tr> <td>generalizes <a name="filter-operator-generalizes"> </a> </td> <td>Generalizes (by Subsumption)</td> <td>Includes all concept ids that have a transitive is-a relationship from the concept Id provided as the value, including the provided concept itself (e.g. include parent codes)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>exists <a name="filter-operator-exists"> </a> </td> <td>Exists</td> <td>The specified property of the code has at least one value (if the specified value is true; if the specified value is false, then matches when the specified property of the code has no values)</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/filter-operator"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.280"/> </identifier> <version value="1.8.0"/> <name value="FilterOperator"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="false"/> <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> <telecom> <system value="email"/> <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> </telecom> </contact> <date value="2016-12-06T12:22:34+11:00"/> <description value="The kind of operation to perform as a part of a property based filter."/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/filter-operator"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="="/> <display value="Equals"/> <definition value="The specified property of the code equals the provided value."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="is-a"/> <display value="Is A (by subsumption)"/> <definition value="Includes all concept ids that have a transitive is-a relationship with the concept Id provided as the value, including the provided concept itself (i.e. include child codes)"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="descendent-of"/> <display value="Descendent Of (by subsumption)"/> <definition value="Includes all concept ids that have a transitive is-a relationship with the concept Id provided as the value, excluding the provided concept itself (i.e. include child codes)"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="is-not-a"/> <display value="Not (Is A) (by subsumption)"/> <definition value="The specified property of the code does not have an is-a relationship with the provided value."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="regex"/> <display value="Regular Expression"/> <definition value="The specified property of the code matches the regex specified in the provided value."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="in"/> <display value="In Set"/> <definition value="The specified property of the code is in the set of codes or concepts specified in the provided value (comma separated list)."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="not-in"/> <display value="Not in Set"/> <definition value="The specified property of the code is not in the set of codes or concepts specified in the provided value (comma separated list)."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="generalizes"/> <display value="Generalizes (by Subsumption)"/> <definition value="Includes all concept ids that have a transitive is-a relationship from the concept Id provided as the value, including the provided concept itself (e.g. include parent codes)"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="exists"/> <display value="Exists"/> <definition value="The specified property of the code has at least one value (if the specified value is true; if the specified value is false, then matches when the specified property of the code has no values)"/> </concept> </CodeSystem>
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.