Release 5 Ballot

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4.3.2.45 CodeSystem http://hl7.org/fhir/sort-direction

FHIR Infrastructure

Work Group

Maturity Level: 5

Trial Use

Use Context: Any

This is a code system defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/sort-direction

Version: 5.0.0-ballot

Name: SortDirection

Title: SortDirection

Status: draft

Definition:

The possible sort directions, ascending or descending.

Committee: FHIR Infrastructure Work Group

OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.980 (for OID based terminology systems)

Flags: CaseSensitive, Complete

All codes ValueSet: SortDirection

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

ValueSet: SortDirection (The possible sort directions, ascending or descending.)

4.3.2.45.1 Content

This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/sort-direction defines the following codes:

Code	Display	Definition	Copy
ascending	Ascending	Sort by the value ascending, so that lower values appear first.
descending	Descending	Sort by the value descending, so that lower values appear last.

See the full registry of code systems defined as part of FHIR.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level

A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. See Code System for further information.

Source

The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)

Code

The code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')

Display

The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application

Definition

An explanation of the meaning of the concept

Comments

Additional notes about how to use the code