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Extension: Translation

URL for this extension:

http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/translation

Status: draft. Extension maintained by: Health Level Seven International (FHIR Infrastructure)

Language translation from base language of resource to another language.

Context of Use: Use on Element ID string, Element ID code or Element ID markdown

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Summary

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Translation		0..*	Extension	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/translation Translation: Language translation from base language of resource to another language. Use on Element ID string, Element ID code or Element ID markdown
lang		1..1	code	Code for Language.
content		1..1	string, markdown	Content in other Language.
Documentation for this format

Full Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
extension		0..*	Extension	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/translation Translation: Language translation from base language of resource to another language. Use on Element ID string, Element ID code or Element ID markdown
Slices for extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:lang		1..1	Extension	Code for Language
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension		0..0
url		1..1	uri	"lang"
value[x]		1..1	code	Value of extension Binding: Common Languages (preferred) Max Binding: All Languages: IETF language tag
extension:content		1..1	Extension	Content in other Language
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension		0..0
url		1..1	uri	"content"
value[x]		1..1		Value of extension
valueString			string
valueMarkdown			markdown
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/translation"
value[x]		0..0
valueBase64Binary			base64Binary
valueBoolean			boolean
valueCanonical			canonical(Any)
valueCode			code
valueDate			date
valueDateTime			dateTime
valueDecimal			decimal
valueId			id
valueInstant			instant
valueInteger			integer
valueMarkdown			markdown
valueOid			oid
valuePositiveInt			positiveInt
valueString			string
valueTime			time
valueUnsignedInt			unsignedInt
valueUri			uri
valueUrl			url
valueUuid			uuid
valueAddress			Address
valueAge			Age
valueAnnotation			Annotation
valueAttachment			Attachment
valueCodeableConcept			CodeableConcept
valueCodeableReference			CodeableReference
valueCoding			Coding
valueContactPoint			ContactPoint
valueCount			Count
valueDistance			Distance
valueDuration			Duration
valueHumanName			HumanName
valueIdentifier			Identifier
valueMoney			Money
valuePeriod			Period
valueQuantity			Quantity
valueRange			Range
valueRatio			Ratio
valueRatioRange			RatioRange
valueReference			Reference(Any)
valueSampledData			SampledData
valueSignature			Signature
valueTiming			Timing
valueContactDetail			ContactDetail
valueContributor			Contributor
valueDataRequirement			DataRequirement
valueExpression			Expression
valueParameterDefinition			ParameterDefinition
valueRelatedArtifact			RelatedArtifact
valueTriggerDefinition			TriggerDefinition
valueUsageContext			UsageContext
valueDosage			Dosage
valueMeta			Meta
Documentation for this format

XML Template

<!-- Translation -->

<extension xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"
     url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/translation" >
 <-- extension sliced by value:url  in the specified orderOpen-->
 <extension url="lang">  1..1 Extension  <!--  1..1 Code for Language -->
  <valueCode value="[code]"/><!--  1..1 Value of extension -->
 </extension>
 <extension url="content">  1..1 Extension  <!--  1..1 Content in other Language -->
  <value[x]><!--  1..1 string|markdown 
      Value of extension --></value[x]>
 </extension>
</extension>

JSON Template

{ // Translation
    "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open 
      { // Code for Language // C? R! 
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "lang", // R! 
        "valueCode" : "<code>" // C? R! Value of extension
      },
      { // Content in other Language // C? R! 
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "content", // R! 
// value[x]: Value of extension. One of these 2:
        "valueString" : "<string>" // C? R! Value of extension
        "valueMarkdown" : "<markdown>", // C? R! Value of extension
      }
    ],
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/translation", // R! 
// value[x]: Value of extension. One of these 52:
  }

Summary

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Translation		0..*	Extension	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/translation Translation: Language translation from base language of resource to another language. Use on Element ID string, Element ID code or Element ID markdown
lang		1..1	code	Code for Language.
content		1..1	string, markdown	Content in other Language.
Documentation for this format

Full Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
extension		0..*	Extension	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/translation Translation: Language translation from base language of resource to another language. Use on Element ID string, Element ID code or Element ID markdown
Slices for extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:lang		1..1	Extension	Code for Language
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension		0..0
url		1..1	uri	"lang"
value[x]		1..1	code	Value of extension Binding: Common Languages (preferred) Max Binding: All Languages: IETF language tag
extension:content		1..1	Extension	Content in other Language
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension		0..0
url		1..1	uri	"content"
value[x]		1..1		Value of extension
valueString			string
valueMarkdown			markdown
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/translation"
value[x]		0..0
valueBase64Binary			base64Binary
valueBoolean			boolean
valueCanonical			canonical(Any)
valueCode			code
valueDate			date
valueDateTime			dateTime
valueDecimal			decimal
valueId			id
valueInstant			instant
valueInteger			integer
valueMarkdown			markdown
valueOid			oid
valuePositiveInt			positiveInt
valueString			string
valueTime			time
valueUnsignedInt			unsignedInt
valueUri			uri
valueUrl			url
valueUuid			uuid
valueAddress			Address
valueAge			Age
valueAnnotation			Annotation
valueAttachment			Attachment
valueCodeableConcept			CodeableConcept
valueCodeableReference			CodeableReference
valueCoding			Coding
valueContactPoint			ContactPoint
valueCount			Count
valueDistance			Distance
valueDuration			Duration
valueHumanName			HumanName
valueIdentifier			Identifier
valueMoney			Money
valuePeriod			Period
valueQuantity			Quantity
valueRange			Range
valueRatio			Ratio
valueRatioRange			RatioRange
valueReference			Reference(Any)
valueSampledData			SampledData
valueSignature			Signature
valueTiming			Timing
valueContactDetail			ContactDetail
valueContributor			Contributor
valueDataRequirement			DataRequirement
valueExpression			Expression
valueParameterDefinition			ParameterDefinition
valueRelatedArtifact			RelatedArtifact
valueTriggerDefinition			TriggerDefinition
valueUsageContext			UsageContext
valueDosage			Dosage
valueMeta			Meta
Documentation for this format

XML Template

<!-- Translation -->

<extension xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"
     url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/translation" >
 <-- extension sliced by value:url  in the specified orderOpen-->
 <extension url="lang">  1..1 Extension  <!--  1..1 Code for Language -->
  <valueCode value="[code]"/><!--  1..1 Value of extension -->
 </extension>
 <extension url="content">  1..1 Extension  <!--  1..1 Content in other Language -->
  <value[x]><!--  1..1 string|markdown 
      Value of extension --></value[x]>
 </extension>
</extension>

JSON Template

{ // Translation
    "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open 
      { // Code for Language // C? R! 
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "lang", // R! 
        "valueCode" : "<code>" // C? R! Value of extension
      },
      { // Content in other Language // C? R! 
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "content", // R! 
// value[x]: Value of extension. One of these 2:
        "valueString" : "<string>" // C? R! Value of extension
        "valueMarkdown" : "<markdown>", // C? R! Value of extension
      }
    ],
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/translation", // R! 
// value[x]: Value of extension. One of these 52:
  }

Constraints

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children unless an empty Parameters resource (xpath: @value|f:*|h:div|self::f:Parameters)
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')]))
• ele-1: On Extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
• ext-1: On Extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
• ele-1: On Extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
• ext-1: On Extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
• ele-1: On Extension.extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
• ext-1: On Extension.extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
• ele-1: On Extension.extension.value[x]: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension.value[x]: @value|f:*|h:div)
• ele-1: On Extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
• ext-1: On Extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
• ele-1: On Extension.extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
• ext-1: On Extension.extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
• ele-1: On Extension.extension.value[x]: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension.value[x]: @value|f:*|h:div)
• ele-1: On Extension.value[x]: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.value[x]: @value|f:*|h:div)