FHIR Tooling Extensions IG
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This page is part of the HL7 Tools Extension IG (v0.7.0: Release - Informative) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) v5.0.0. This is the current published version in its permanent home (it will always be available at this URL). For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

Extension: String Format

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-string-format Version: 0.7.0
Standards status: Informative Maturity Level: 3 Computable Name: StringFormat
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.1.42.70

The actual format of the string, to allow for additional validation. This usually arises due to layered content models. The format is the name of another primitive type

Context of Use

    This extension may be used on the following element(s)

Usage info

Usages:

  • This Extension is not used by any profiles in this Implementation Guide

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Formal Views of Extension Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension String format for the element
... extension 0..0
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-string-format"
... value[x] 1..1 code Value of extension
Binding: Primitive Types ValueSet (required)

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension String format for the element
... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
... extension 0..0
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-string-format"

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Simple Extension with the type code: The actual format of the string, to allow for additional validation. This usually arises due to layered content models. The format is the name of another primitive type

Maturity: 3

Differential View

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension String format for the element
... extension 0..0
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-string-format"
... value[x] 1..1 code Value of extension
Binding: Primitive Types ValueSet (required)

doco Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension String format for the element
... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
... extension 0..0
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-string-format"

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Simple Extension with the type code: The actual format of the string, to allow for additional validation. This usually arises due to layered content models. The format is the name of another primitive type

Maturity: 3

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

Terminology Bindings

PathConformanceValueSetURI
Extension.value[x]requiredPrimitiveTypesVS
http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/ValueSet/primitive-types
From this IG

Constraints

IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1error**ALL** extensionsMust have either extensions or value[x], not both
: extension.exists() != value.exists()