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1   /**
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8    *
9    * The Original Code is "DTM.java".  Description:
10   * 
11   *
12   * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is University Health Network. Copyright (C)
13   * 2001.  All Rights Reserved.
14   *
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27  
28  package ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.v28.datatype;
29  
30  import ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.Message;
31  
32  /**
33   * Note: The class description below has been excerpted from the Hl7 2.4 documentation. Sectional
34   * references made below also refer to the same documentation.
35   *
36   * Format: YYYY[MM[DD[HHMM[SS[.S[S[S[S]]]]]]]][+/-ZZZZ]^<degree of precision>
37   * Contains the exact time of an event, including the date and time. The date portion of a time stamp follows the rules of a
38   * date field and the time portion follows the rules of a time field. The time zone (+/-ZZZZ) is represented as +/-HHMM
39   * offset from UTC (formerly Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)), where +0000 or -0000 both represent UTC (without offset).
40   * The specific data representations used in the HL7 encoding rules are compatible with ISO 8824-1987(E).
41   * In prior versions of HL7, an optional second component indicates the degree of precision of the time stamp (Y = year, L
42   * = month, D = day, H = hour, M = minute, S = second). This optional second component is retained only for purposes of
43   * backward compatibility.
44   * By site-specific agreement, YYYYMMDD[HHMM[SS[.S[S[S[S]]]]]][+/-ZZZZ]^<degree of precision> may be used
45   * where backward compatibility must be maintained.
46   * In the current and future versions of HL7, the precision is indicated by limiting the number of digits used, unless the
47   * optional second component is present. Thus, YYYY is used to specify a precision of "year," YYYYMM specifies a
48   * precision of "month," YYYYMMDD specifies a precision of "day," YYYYMMDDHH is used to specify a precision of
49   * "hour," YYYYMMDDHHMM is used to specify a precision of "minute," YYYYMMDDHHMMSS is used to specify a
50   * precision of seconds, and YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.SSSS is used to specify a precision of ten thousandths of a second.
51   * In each of these cases, the time zone is an optional component. Note that if the time zone is not included, the timezone
52   * defaults to that of the local time zone of the sender. Also note that a TS valued field with the HHMM part set to "0000"
53   * represents midnight of the night extending from the previous day to the day given by the YYYYMMDD part (see example
54   * below). Maximum length of the time stamp is 26. Examples:
55   * |19760704010159-0500|
56   * 1:01:59 on July 4, 1976 in the Eastern Standard Time zone (USA).
57   * |19760704010159-0400|
58   * 1:01:59 on July 4, 1976 in the Eastern Daylight Saving Time zone (USA).
59   * |198807050000|
60   * Midnight of the night extending from July 4 to July 5, 1988 in the local time zone of the sender.
61   * |19880705|
62   * Same as prior example, but precision extends only to the day. Could be used for a birthdate, if the time of birth is
63   * unknown.
64   * |19981004010159+0100|
65   * 1:01:59 on October 4, 1998 in Amsterdam, NL. (Time zone=+0100).
66   * The HL7 Standard strongly recommends that all systems routinely send the time zone offset but does not require it. All
67   * HL7 systems are required to accept the time zone offset, but its implementation is application specific. For many
68   * applications the time of interest is the local time of the sender. For example, an application in the Eastern Standard Time
69   * zone receiving notification of an admission that takes place at 11:00 PM in San Francisco on December 11 would prefer
70   * to treat the admission as having occurred on December 11 rather than advancing the date to December 12.
71   * Note: The time zone [+/-ZZZZ], when used, is restricted to legally-defined time zones and is represented in HHMM
72   * format.
73   * One exception to this rule would be a clinical system that processed patient data collected in a clinic and a nearby hospital
74   * that happens to be in a different time zone. Such applications may choose to convert the data to a common
75   * representation. Similar concerns apply to the transitions to and from daylight saving time. HL7 supports such requirements
76   * by requiring that the time zone information be present when the information is sent. It does not, however, specify which of
77   * the treatments discussed here will be applied by the receiving system.
78   * @author Neal Acharya
79   */
80  public class DTM extends ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.primitive.TSComponentOne {
81      
82      /**
83       * @param theMessage message to which this Type belongs
84       */
85      public DTM(Message theMessage) {
86          super(theMessage);
87      }
88  
89      /**
90       * @return "2.8"
91       */
92      public String getVersion() {
93          return "2.8";
94      }
95  }