Coverage Report - ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.Message
 
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Message
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 /**
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 The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1 
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 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 
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 You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/ 
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 Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, 
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 WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the 
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 specific language governing rights and limitations under the License. 
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 The Original Code is "Message.java".  Description: 
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 "Represents a complete HL7 message including all structures, segments, and fields" 
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 The Initial Developer of the Original Code is University Health Network. Copyright (C) 
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 2001.  All Rights Reserved. 
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 Contributor(s): ______________________________________. 
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 Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the terms of the 
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 GNU General Public License (the  �GPL�), in which case the provisions of the GPL are 
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 applicable instead of those above.  If you wish to allow use of your version of this 
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 file only under the terms of the GPL and not to allow others to use your version 
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 of this file under the MPL, indicate your decision by deleting  the provisions above 
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 and replace  them with the notice and other provisions required by the GPL License.  
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 If you do not delete the provisions above, a recipient may use your version of 
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 this file under either the MPL or the GPL. 
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  */
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 package ca.uhn.hl7v2.model;
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 import java.io.IOException;
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 import ca.uhn.hl7v2.AcknowledgmentCode;
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 import ca.uhn.hl7v2.HL7Exception;
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 import ca.uhn.hl7v2.parser.Parser;
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 import ca.uhn.hl7v2.validation.ValidationContext;
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 /**
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  * <p>
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  * Represents a complete HL7 message including all structures, segments, and fields.
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  * </p>
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  * <p>
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  * Note this it is not recommended to implement this interface directly, as it is subject to change.
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  * Instead, extend abstract implementations for your model classes, such as {@link AbstractMessage}
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  * and {@link AbstractGroup}
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  * </p>
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  * 
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  * @author Bryan Tripp (bryan_tripp@sourceforge.net)
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  */
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 public interface Message extends Group {
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         /**
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          * Returns the version number of the HL7 version in which this message structure is defined
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          * (e.g. "2.4")
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      * @return version number of the HL7 version
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          */
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         public abstract String getVersion();
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         /**
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          * Convenience method which retrieves the field separator value from the first field of the
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          * first segment.
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          * 
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          * Typically, the first segment is MSH, so this method will retrieve the value of MSH-1.
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          * 
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          * @return The field separator
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          * @throws HL7Exception If an error occurs
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          * @since 1.0
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          */
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         public Character getFieldSeparatorValue() throws HL7Exception;
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         /**
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          * Convenience method which retrieves the encoding characters value from the second field of the
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          * first segment.
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          * 
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          * Typically, the first segment is MSH, so this method will retrieve the value of MSH-2.
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          * 
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          * @return The encoding characters
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          * @throws HL7Exception If an error occurs
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          * @since 1.0
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          */
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         public String getEncodingCharactersValue() throws HL7Exception;
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         /**
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          * Sets the parser to be used when parse/encode methods are called on this Message, as well as
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          * its children. It is recommended that if these methods are going to be called, a parser be
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          * supplied with the validation context wanted. Where possible, the parser should be reused for
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          * best performance, unless thread safety is an issue.
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          * 
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          * Note that not all parsers can be used. As of version 1.0, only PipeParser supports
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          * this functionality
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      *
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      * @param parser the parser to be used when parse/encode methods are called on this Message
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          */
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         public void setParser(Parser parser);
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         /**
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          * Returns the parser to be used when parse/encode methods are called on this Message, as well
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          * as its children. The default value is a new PipeParser.
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      *
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      * @return the parser to be used when parse/encode methods are called on this Message
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          */
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         public Parser getParser();
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         /**
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          * Parses the string into this message using the parser returned by {@link #getParser() }
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      * @param string the message to be parsed
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      * @throws HL7Exception if errors occurred during parsing
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          */
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         public void parse(String string) throws HL7Exception;
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         /**
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          * Encodes this message using the parser returned by {@link #getParser() }
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      * @return the string-encoded message
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      * @throws HL7Exception if error occurred during encoding
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          */
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         public String encode() throws HL7Exception;
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         /**
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          * <p>
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          * Generates and returns an ACK message which would be used to acknowledge this message
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          * successfully, with an MSA-1 code of "AA". The ACK generated will be of the same version as
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          * the value of MSH-12 in this message (as opposed to the version of the message class instance,
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          * if they are different)
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          * </p>
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          * 
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          * <p>
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          * Note that this method will fail if it is not possible to generate an ACK for any reason, such
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          * as
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          * <ul>
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          * <li>Message version is invalid</li>
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          * <li>First segment is not an MSH</li>
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          * </p>
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          *
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      * @return the acknowledgment message
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          * @throws HL7Exception If the message can not be constructed
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          * @throws IOException If a failure occurs in generating a control ID for the message
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          */
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         public Message generateACK() throws HL7Exception, IOException;
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         /**
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          * <p>
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          * Generates and returns an ACK message which would be used to acknowledge this message
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          * successfully. The ACK generated will be of the same version as the value of MSH-12 in this
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          * message (as opposed to the version of the message class instance, if they are different)
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          * </p>
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          * 
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          * <p>
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          * Note that this method will fail if it is not possible to generate an ACK for any reason, such
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          * as
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          * <ul>
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          * <li>Message version is invalid</li>
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          * <li>First segment is not an MSH</li>
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          * </p>
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          * 
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          * @param theAcknowldegementCode The acknowledement code (MSA-1) to supply. If null, defaults to
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          *            "AA". To generate a typical NAK, use "AE"
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          * @param theException The exceptions used to populate the ERR segment (if any)
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          * @throws HL7Exception If the message can not be constructed
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          * @throws IOException If a failure occurs in generating a control ID for the message
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          * 
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          * @deprecated use {@link #generateACK(AcknowledgmentCode, HL7Exception)}
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          */
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         public Message generateACK(String theAcknowldegementCode, HL7Exception theException)
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                         throws HL7Exception, IOException;
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         /**
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          * <p>
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          * Generates and returns an ACK message which would be used to acknowledge this message
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          * successfully. The ACK generated will be of the same version as the value of MSH-12 in this
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          * message (as opposed to the version of the message class instance, if they are different)
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          * </p>
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          * 
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          * <p>
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          * Note that this method will fail if it is not possible to generate an ACK for any reason, such
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          * as
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          * <ul>
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          * <li>Message version is invalid</li>
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          * <li>First segment is not an MSH</li>
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          * </p>
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          * 
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          * @param theAcknowlegementCode If null, defaults to
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          *            AcknowledgmentCode.AA. To generate a typical NAK, use AcknowledgmentCode.AE
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          * @param theException The exceptions used to populate the ERR segment (if any)
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      * @return the acknoeldgement message
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          * @throws HL7Exception If the message can not be constructed
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          * @throws IOException If a failure occurs in generating a control ID for the message
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          */        
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         public Message generateACK(AcknowledgmentCode theAcknowlegementCode, HL7Exception theException)
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                         throws HL7Exception, IOException;        
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         /**
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          * <p>
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          * Prints a summary of the contents and structure of this message. This is useful for debugging
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          * purposes, if you want to figure out where in the structure of a message a given segment has
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          * been placed.
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          * </p>
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          * <p>
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          * For instance, the following message (containing a few quirks for demonstration purposes):
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          * <code>
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          * <pre>MSH|^~\\&|^QueryServices||||20021011161756.297-0500||ADT^A01|1|D|2.4\r
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          * EVN|R01
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          * EVN|R02
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          * PID|1
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          * IN1|1
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          * IN1|2
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          * PID|2</pre></code> ...produces the following output: <code>
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          * <pre>ADT_A01 (start)
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          *    MSH - MSH|^~\&|^QueryServices||||20021011161756.297-0500||ADT^A01|1|D|2.4
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          *    EVN - EVN|R01
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          *    [ { EVN2 } ] (non-standard) - EVN|R02
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          *    PID - PID|1
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          *    [ PD1 ] - Not populated
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          *    [ { ROL } ] - Not populated
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          *    [ { NK1 } ] - Not populated
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          *    PV1 - Not populated
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          *    [ PV2 ] - Not populated
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          *    [ { ROL2 } ] - Not populated
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          *    [ { DB1 } ] - Not populated
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          *    [ { OBX } ] - Not populated
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          *    [ { AL1 } ] - Not populated
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          *    [ { DG1 } ] - Not populated
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          *    [ DRG ] - Not populated
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          *    PROCEDURE (start)
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          *    [{
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          *       PR1 - Not populated
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          *       [ { ROL } ] - Not populated
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          *    }]
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          *    PROCEDURE (end)
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          *    [ { GT1 } ] - Not populated
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          *    INSURANCE (start)
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          *    [{
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          *       IN1 - IN1|1
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          *       [ IN2 ] - Not populated
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          *       [ { IN3 } ] - Not populated
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          *       [ { ROL } ] - Not populated
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          *    }]
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          *    [{
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          *       IN1 - IN1|2
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          *       [ { PID } ] (non-standard) - PID|2
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          *       [ IN2 ] - Not populated
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          *       [ { IN3 } ] - Not populated
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          *       [ { ROL } ] - Not populated
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          *    }]
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          *    INSURANCE (end)
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          *    [ ACC ] - Not populated
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          *    [ UB1 ] - Not populated
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          *    [ UB2 ] - Not populated
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          *    [ PDA ] - Not populated
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          * ADT_A01 (end)
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          * </pre></code>
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          * </p>
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          * 
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          * @return A summary of the structure
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          * @throws HL7Exception If any problems occur encoding the structure
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          */
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         public String printStructure() throws HL7Exception;
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 }