ca.uhn.hl7v2.model

Interface Primitive

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable, Type, Visitable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPrimitive, AbstractTextPrimitive, DT, DT, DT, DT, DT, DT, DT, DT, DT, DT, DT, DT, DT, DTM, DTM, DTM, DTM, DTM, DTM, DTM, GenericPrimitive, ID, ID, ID, ID, ID, ID, ID, ID, ID, ID, ID, ID, ID, IDWithNamespace, IS, IS, IS, IS, IS, IS, IS, IS, IS, IS, IS, IS, ISWithNamespace, NULLDT, NULLDT, NULLDT, NULLDT, NULLDT, NULLDT, NULLDT, SNM, SNM, SNM, SNM, TM, TM, TM, TM, TM, TM, TM, TM, TM, TM, TM, TM, TM, TS, TSComponentOne, TSComponentOne, TSComponentOne, TSComponentOne, TSComponentOne

public interface Primitive
extends Type

Represents the category of HL7 data types that contain a single value (in other words have no subcomponents). Examples include ST and ID.

Author:

Bryan Tripp (bryan_tripp@sourceforge.net)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getValue() Returns a String representation of the value of this field.
void	setValue(String value) Sets the value of this field if the given value is legal in the context of the implementing class.

Methods inherited from interface ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.Type

clear, encode, getExtraComponents, getMessage, getName, parse

Methods inherited from interface ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.Visitable

accept, isEmpty, provideLocation

Method Detail

getValue

String getValue()

Returns a String representation of the value of this field.

Returns:

a String representation of the value of this field

setValue

void setValue(String value)
       throws DataTypeException

Sets the value of this field if the given value is legal in the context of the implementing class.

Parameters:

value - the value to be set

Throws:

DataTypeException - if the given value is not valid in this context.