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Raw JSON (canonical form + also see JSON Format Specification)
StructureDefinition for code
{ "resourceType" : "StructureDefinition", "id" : "code", "meta" : { "lastUpdated" : "2019-11-01T09:29:23.356+11:00" }, "text" : { "status" : "generated", "div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>" }, "extension" : [{ "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status", "valueCode" : "normative" }, { "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version", "valueCode" : "4.0.0" }], "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/code", "version" : "4.0.1", "name" : "code", "status" : "active", "date" : "2019-11-01T09:29:23+11:00", "publisher" : "HL7 FHIR Standard", "contact" : [{ "telecom" : [{ "system" : "url", "value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir" }] }], "description" : "Base StructureDefinition for code type: A string which has at least one character and no leading or trailing whitespace and where there is no whitespace other than single spaces in the contents", "fhirVersion" : "4.0.1", "kind" : "primitive-type", "abstract" : false, "type" : "code", "baseDefinition" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/string", "derivation" : "specialization", "snapshot" : { "element" : [{ "id" : "code", "path" : "code", "short" : "Primitive Type code", "definition" : "A string which has at least one character and no leading or trailing whitespace and where there is no whitespace other than single spaces in the contents", "min" : 0, "max" : "*", "base" : { "path" : "code", "min" : 0, "max" : "*" }, "constraint" : [{ "key" : "ele-1", "severity" : "error", "human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children", "expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())", "xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div", "source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element" }], "isModifier" : false, "isSummary" : false }, { "id" : "code.id", "path" : "code.id", "representation" : ["xmlAttr"], "short" : "xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)", "definition" : "unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references)", "min" : 0, "max" : "1", "base" : { "path" : "Element.id", "min" : 0, "max" : "1" }, "type" : [{ "extension" : [{ "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type", "valueUrl" : "string" }], "code" : "http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String" }], "isModifier" : false, "isSummary" : false }, { "id" : "code.extension", "path" : "code.extension", "short" : "Additional content defined by implementations", "definition" : "May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.", "comment" : "There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.", "alias" : ["extensions", "user content"], "min" : 0, "max" : "*", "base" : { "path" : "Element.extension", "min" : 0, "max" : "*" }, "type" : [{ "code" : "Extension" }], "constraint" : [{ "key" : "ele-1", "severity" : "error", "human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children", "expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())", "xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div", "source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element" }, { "key" : "ext-1", "severity" : "error", "human" : "Must have either extensions or value[x], not both", "expression" : "extension.exists() != value.exists()", "xpath" : "exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')])", "source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension" }], "isModifier" : false, "isSummary" : false }, { "id" : "code.value", "path" : "code.value", "representation" : ["xmlAttr"], "short" : "Primitive value for code", "definition" : "Primitive value for code", "min" : 0, "max" : "1", "base" : { "path" : "string.value", "min" : 0, "max" : "1" }, "type" : [{ "extension" : [{ "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type", "valueUrl" : "string" }, { "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/regex", "valueString" : "[^\\s]+(\\s[^\\s]+)*" }], "code" : "http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String" }], "isModifier" : false, "isSummary" : false }] }, "differential" : { "element" : [{ "id" : "code", "path" : "code", "short" : "Primitive Type code", "definition" : "A string which has at least one character and no leading or trailing whitespace and where there is no whitespace other than single spaces in the contents", "min" : 0, "max" : "*" }, { "id" : "code.value", "path" : "code.value", "representation" : ["xmlAttr"], "short" : "Primitive value for code", "definition" : "Primitive value for code", "min" : 0, "max" : "1", "type" : [{ "extension" : [{ "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type", "valueUrl" : "code" }, { "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/regex", "valueString" : "[^\\s]+(\\s[^\\s]+)*" }], "code" : "http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String" }] }] } }
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.