Formal Definition for _filter parameter
{
"resourceType" : "SearchParameter",
"id" : "filter",
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode" : "fhir"
}],
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/SearchParameter/filter",
"version" : "1",
"name" : "FilterSearchParameter",
"title" : "Filter Search Parameter",
"status" : "draft",
"experimental" : false,
"date" : "2018-07-26",
"publisher" : "HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure",
"contact" : [{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"
}]
}],
"description" : "This is the formal declaration for the _filter parameter, documented at [http://hl7.org/fhir/search_filter.html](http://hl7.org/fhir/search_filter.html)",
"purpose" : "Support combination searches when the simple name=value basis of search cannot express what is required",
"code" : "_filter",
"base" : ["Resource"],
"type" : "special"
}
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.