How an element value is interpreted when discrimination is evaluated.
This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:
This CodeSystem is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)
This case-sensitive code system http://hl7.org/fhir/discriminator-type defines the following codes:
Code
Display
Definition
value
Value
The slices have different values in the nominated element.
exists
Exists
The slices are differentiated by the presence or absence of the nominated element.
pattern
Pattern
The slices have different values in the nominated element, as determined by testing them against the applicable ElementDefinition.pattern[x].
type
Type
The slices are differentiated by type of the nominated element.
profile
Profile
The slices are differentiated by conformance of the nominated element to a specified profile. Note that if the path specifies .resolve() then the profile is the target profile on the reference. In this case, validation by the possible profiles is required to differentiate the slices.