ca.uhn.hl7v2.model

Class GenericComposite

java.lang.Object

ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.AbstractType

ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.AbstractComposite

ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.GenericComposite

All Implemented Interfaces:

Composite, Type, Visitable, Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

CM

public class GenericComposite
extends AbstractComposite

An unspecified Composite datatype that has an undefined number of components, each of which is a Varies. This is used to store Varies data, when the data type is unknown. It is also used to store unrecognized message constituents.

Author:

Bryan Tripp

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.AbstractComposite

log

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
GenericComposite(Message message) Creates a generic composite

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Type	getComponent(int number) Returns the single component of this composite at the specified position (starting at 0) - Creates it (and any nonexistent components before it) if necessary.
Type[]	getComponents() Returns an array containing the components of this field.
String	getName() Returns the name of the type (used in XML encoding and profile checking)

Methods inherited from class ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.AbstractComposite

accept, clear, getTyped, isEmpty, provideLocation

Methods inherited from class ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.AbstractType

encode, getExtraComponents, getMessage, parse, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

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

encode, getExtraComponents, getMessage, parse

Constructor Detail

GenericComposite

public GenericComposite(Message message)

Creates a generic composite

Parameters:

message - message this object is linked to

Method Detail

getComponent

public Type getComponent(int number)
                  throws DataTypeException

Returns the single component of this composite at the specified position (starting at 0) - Creates it (and any nonexistent components before it) if necessary.

Parameters:

number - index of the component to be retrieved (zero-based)

Returns:

component at this index

Throws:

DataTypeException

getComponents

public Type[] getComponents()

Returns an array containing the components of this field.

Returns:

array of components of this composite type

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of the type (used in XML encoding and profile checking)

Specified by:

getName in interface Type

Overrides:

getName in class AbstractType

Returns:

the name of the type