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StructureDefinition for Extension
<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="Extension"/> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top;"> <tr style="border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top;"> <th class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="formats.html#table" title="The logical name of the element">Name</a> </th> <th class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="formats.html#table" title="Information about the use of the element">Flags</a> </th> <th class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="formats.html#table" title="Minimum and Maximum # of times the the element can appear in the instance">Card.</a> </th> <th class="hierarchy" style="width: 100px"> <a href="formats.html#table" title="Reference to the type of the element">Type</a> </th> <th class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="formats.html#table" title="Additional information about the element">Description & Constraints</a> <span style="float: right"> <a href="formats.html#table" title="Legend for this format"> <img alt="doco" src="help16.png" style="background-color: inherit"/> </a> </span> </th> </tr> <tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white;"> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(data: image/png;base64,iVBORw0KG goAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCAYAAACg/LjIAAAAL0lEQVR42u3XsQ0AQAgCQHdl/xn8jxvYWB3JlTR0VJLa+OltBwAAYP6EEQAAgC sPVYVAgIJrA/sAAAAASUVORK5CYII=)"> <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data: image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAAWCAYAAAABxvaqAAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB 3RJTUUH3wYeFzIs1vtcMQAAAB1pVFh0Q29tbWVudAAAAAAAQ3JlYXRlZCB3aXRoIEdJTVBkLmUHAAAAE0lEQVQI12P4//8/AxMDAw NdCABMPwMo2ctnoQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" style="background-color: inherit"/> <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data: image/png;base64,R0lGODlhEAAQAMQfAOvGUf7ztuvPMf/78/fkl/Pbg+u8Rvjqteu2Pf3zxPz36Pz0z+vTmPzurPvuw /npofbjquvNefHVduuyN+uuMu3Oafbgjfnqvf/3zv/3xevPi+vRjP/20/bmsP///////yH5BAEAAB8ALAAAAAAQABAAAAV24CeOZG mepqeqqOgxjBZFa+19r4ftWQUAgqDgltthMshMIJAZ4jYDHsBARSAmFOJvq+g6HIdEFgcYmBWNxoNAsDjGHgBnmV5bCoUDHLBIq9s FEhIdcAYJdYASFRUQhQkLCwkOFwcdEBAXhVabE52ecDahKy0oIQA7" style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Element"/> <a href="extensibility-definitions.html#Extension" title="Extension : Optional Extension Element - found in all resources.">Extension</a> <a name="Extension"> </a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="conformance-rules.html#constraints" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; background-color: white" title="This element has or is affected by some invariants">I</a> <a href="versions.html#std-process" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; border: 1px grey solid; font-weight: bold; color: black; background-color: #e6ffe6" title="Ballot Status = Normative">N</a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"/> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="element.html">Element</a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Optional Extensions Element <br/> <span style="font-style: italic" title="ext-1">+ Must have either extensions or value[x], not both</span> <br/> Elements defined in Ancestors: <a href="element.html#Element" title="unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.">id</a> , <a href="element.html#Element" title="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. In order 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 is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.">extension</a> </td> </tr> <tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white;"> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(data: image/png;base64,iVBORw0KG goAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCAYAAACg/LjIAAAAL0lEQVR42u3XsQ0AQAgCQHdl/xn8jxvYWB3JlTR0VJLa+OltBwAAYP6EEQAAgC sPVYVAgIJrA/sAAAAASUVORK5CYII=)"> <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data: image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAAWCAYAAAABxvaqAAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB 3RJTUUH3wYeFzIs1vtcMQAAAB1pVFh0Q29tbWVudAAAAAAAQ3JlYXRlZCB3aXRoIEdJTVBkLmUHAAAAE0lEQVQI12P4//8/AxMDAw NdCABMPwMo2ctnoQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" style="background-color: inherit"/> <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data: image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAWCAYAAADJqhx8AAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB 3RJTUUH3wYeFzI3XJ6V3QAAAB1pVFh0Q29tbWVudAAAAAAAQ3JlYXRlZCB3aXRoIEdJTVBkLmUHAAAANklEQVQ4y+2RsQ0AIAzDav 7/2VzQwoCY4iWbZSmo1QGoUgNMghvWaIejPQW/CrrNCylIwcOCDYfLNRcNer4SAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" style="background-color: inherit"/> <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data: image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAABmJLR0QA/wD/AP+gvaeTAAAACXBIW XMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB3RJTUUH3gYBFzI0BrFQCwAAAERJREFUOMtj/P//PwMlgImBQjDwBrCcOnWKokBgYWBgYDCU+06W5i 8MUggvnH/EOVJjAW4AuQHJ+O75LYqikXE0LzAAALePEntTkEoSAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Primitive Data Type"/> <a href="extensibility-definitions.html#Extension.url" title="Extension.url : Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.">url</a> <a name="Extension.url"> </a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"/> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">1..1</td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="datatypes.html#uri">uri</a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">identifies the meaning of the extension</td> </tr> <tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; 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background-color: inherit" title="Data Type"/> <a href="extensibility-definitions.html#Extension.value_x_" title="Extension.value[x] : Value of extension - may be a resource or one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility in the spec for list).">value[x]</a> <a name="Extension.value_x_"> </a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"/> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">0..1</td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="datatypes.html#open">*</a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Value of extension</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="hierarchy" colspan="5"> <br/> <a href="formats.html#table" title="Legend for this format"> <img alt="doco" src="help16.png" style="background-color: inherit"/> Documentation for this format </a> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"/> <name value="Extension"/> <status value="draft"/> <date value="2017-12-20T15:52:34+11:00"/> <publisher value="HL7 FHIR Standard"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value="Base StructureDefinition for Extension Type: Optional Extension Element - found in all resources."/> <purpose value="The ability to add extensions in a structured way is what keeps FHIR resources simple."/> <fhirVersion value="3.2.0"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <uri value="http://hl7.org/v3"/> <name value="RIM Mapping"/> </mapping> <kind value="complex-type"/> <abstract value="false"/> <type value="Extension"/> <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> <derivation value="specialization"/> <snapshot> <element id="Extension"> <path value="Extension"/> <short value="Optional Extensions Element"/> <definition value="Optional Extension Element - found in all resources."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <condition value="ele-1"/> <constraint> <key value="ele-1"/> <severity value="error"/> <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/> <expression value="hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())"/> <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/> <source value="Element"/> </constraint> <constraint> <key value="ext-1"/> <severity value="error"/> <human value="Must have either extensions or value[x], not both"/> <expression value="extension.exists() != value.exists()"/> <xpath value="exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')])"/> </constraint> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="n/a"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="Extension.id"> <path value="Extension.id"/> <representation value="xmlAttr"/> <short value="xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)"/> <definition value="unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <base> <path value="Element.id"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> </base> <type> <code value="string"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="n/a"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="Extension.extension"> <path value="Extension.extension"/> <slicing> <discriminator> <type value="value"/> <path value="url"/> </discriminator> <description value="Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url"/> <rules value="open"/> </slicing> <short value="Additional Content defined by implementations"/> <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. In order 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 is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension."/> <comment value="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 value="extensions"/> <alias value="user content"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <base> <path value="Element.extension"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <type> <code value="Extension"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="n/a"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="Extension.url"> <path value="Extension.url"/> <representation value="xmlAttr"/> <short value="identifies the meaning of the extension"/> <definition value="Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL."/> <comment value="The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="uri"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="Extension.value[x]"> <path value="Extension.value[x]"/> <short value="Value of extension"/> <definition value="Value of extension - may be a resource or one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility in the spec for list)."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="base64Binary"/> </type> <type> <code value="boolean"/> </type> <type> <code value="code"/> </type> <type> <code value="date"/> </type> <type> <code value="dateTime"/> </type> <type> <code value="decimal"/> </type> <type> <code value="id"/> </type> <type> <code value="instant"/> </type> <type> <code value="integer"/> </type> <type> <code value="markdown"/> </type> <type> <code value="oid"/> </type> <type> <code value="positiveInt"/> </type> <type> <code value="string"/> </type> <type> <code value="time"/> </type> <type> <code value="unsignedInt"/> </type> <type> <code value="uri"/> </type> <type> <code value="Address"/> </type> <type> <code value="Age"/> </type> <type> <code value="Annotation"/> </type> <type> <code value="Attachment"/> </type> <type> <code value="CodeableConcept"/> </type> <type> <code value="Coding"/> </type> <type> <code value="ContactPoint"/> </type> <type> <code value="Count"/> </type> <type> <code value="Distance"/> </type> <type> <code value="Duration"/> </type> <type> <code value="HumanName"/> </type> <type> <code value="Identifier"/> </type> <type> <code value="Money"/> </type> <type> <code value="Period"/> </type> <type> <code value="Quantity"/> </type> <type> <code value="Range"/> </type> <type> <code value="Ratio"/> </type> <type> <code value="Reference"/> </type> <type> <code value="SampledData"/> </type> <type> <code value="Signature"/> </type> <type> <code value="Timing"/> </type> <type> <code value="Dosage"/> </type> <type> <code value="ContactDetail"/> </type> <type> <code value="Contributor"/> </type> <type> <code value="DataRequirement"/> </type> <type> <code value="ParameterDefinition"/> </type> <type> <code value="RelatedArtifact"/> </type> <type> <code value="TriggerDefinition"/> </type> <type> <code value="UsageContext"/> </type> <type> <code value="Meta"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> </snapshot> <differential> <element id="Extension"> <path value="Extension"/> <short value="Optional Extensions Element"/> <definition value="Optional Extension Element - found in all resources."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <constraint> <key value="ext-1"/> <severity value="error"/> <human value="Must have either extensions or value[x], not both"/> <expression value="extension.exists() != value.exists()"/> <xpath value="exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')])"/> </constraint> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="Extension.url"> <path value="Extension.url"/> <representation value="xmlAttr"/> <short value="identifies the meaning of the extension"/> <definition value="Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL."/> <comment value="The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="uri"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="Extension.value[x]"> <path value="Extension.value[x]"/> <short value="Value of extension"/> <definition value="Value of extension - may be a resource or one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility in the spec for list)."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="base64Binary"/> </type> <type> <code value="boolean"/> </type> <type> <code value="code"/> </type> <type> <code value="date"/> </type> <type> <code value="dateTime"/> </type> <type> <code value="decimal"/> </type> <type> <code value="id"/> </type> <type> <code value="instant"/> </type> <type> <code value="integer"/> </type> <type> <code value="markdown"/> </type> <type> <code value="oid"/> </type> <type> <code value="positiveInt"/> </type> <type> <code value="string"/> </type> <type> <code value="time"/> </type> <type> <code value="unsignedInt"/> </type> <type> <code value="uri"/> </type> <type> <code value="Address"/> </type> <type> <code value="Age"/> </type> <type> <code value="Annotation"/> </type> <type> <code value="Attachment"/> </type> <type> <code value="CodeableConcept"/> </type> <type> <code value="Coding"/> </type> <type> <code value="ContactPoint"/> </type> <type> <code value="Count"/> </type> <type> <code value="Distance"/> </type> <type> <code value="Duration"/> </type> <type> <code value="HumanName"/> </type> <type> <code value="Identifier"/> </type> <type> <code value="Money"/> </type> <type> <code value="Period"/> </type> <type> <code value="Quantity"/> </type> <type> <code value="Range"/> </type> <type> <code value="Ratio"/> </type> <type> <code value="Reference"/> </type> <type> <code value="SampledData"/> </type> <type> <code value="Signature"/> </type> <type> <code value="Timing"/> </type> <type> <code value="Dosage"/> </type> <type> <code value="ContactDetail"/> </type> <type> <code value="Contributor"/> </type> <type> <code value="DataRequirement"/> </type> <type> <code value="ParameterDefinition"/> </type> <type> <code value="RelatedArtifact"/> </type> <type> <code value="TriggerDefinition"/> </type> <type> <code value="UsageContext"/> </type> <type> <code value="Meta"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> </differential> </StructureDefinition>
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.
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