CodeDt (HAPI FHIR - Core Library 4.2.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- ca.uhn.fhir.model.api.BaseElement
- - ca.uhn.fhir.model.api.BaseIdentifiableElement
  - - ca.uhn.fhir.model.api.BasePrimitive<String>
    - - ca.uhn.fhir.model.primitive.CodeDt

All Implemented Interfaces:

IDatatype, IElement, IIdentifiableElement, IPrimitiveDatatype<String>, ISupportsUndeclaredExtensions, Externalizable, Serializable, Comparable<CodeDt>, IBase, IBaseDatatype, IPrimitiveType<String>

Direct Known Subclasses:

BoundCodeDt
```
public class CodeDt
extends BasePrimitive<String>
implements Comparable<CodeDt>
```
See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

CodeDt()
Constructor

CodeDt(String theCode)
Constructor which accepts a string code

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compareTo(CodeDt theCode)`
`protected String`	`encode(String theValue)`	Subclasses must override to convert a "coerced" value into an encoded one.
`boolean`	`isEmpty()`
`protected String`	`parse(String theValue)`	Subclasses must override to convert an encoded representation of this datatype into a "coerced" one

Methods inherited from class ca.uhn.fhir.model.api.BasePrimitive
equals, getValue, getValueAsString, hashCode, hasValue, readExternal, setValue, setValueAsString, toString, updateStringValue, writeExternal

Methods inherited from class ca.uhn.fhir.model.api.BaseIdentifiableElement
getElementSpecificId, getId, setElementSpecificId, setId, setId

Methods inherited from class ca.uhn.fhir.model.api.BaseElement
addUndeclaredExtension, addUndeclaredExtension, addUndeclaredExtension, getAllUndeclaredExtensions, getFormatCommentsPost, getFormatCommentsPre, getUndeclaredExtensions, getUndeclaredExtensionsByUrl, getUndeclaredModifierExtensions, getUserData, hasFormatComment, isBaseEmpty, setUserData

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.hl7.fhir.instance.model.api.IBase
fhirType, getFormatCommentsPost, getFormatCommentsPre, getUserData, hasFormatComment, setUserData

- Constructor Detail
  - CodeDt
```
public CodeDt()
```
    Constructor
  - CodeDt
```
public CodeDt(String theCode)
```
    Constructor which accepts a string code
- Method Detail
  - isEmpty
```
public boolean isEmpty()
```
    Specified by:
    
    isEmpty in interface IBase
    
    Overrides:
    
    isEmpty in class BasePrimitive<String>
  - compareTo
```
public int compareTo(CodeDt theCode)
```
    Specified by:
    
    compareTo in interface Comparable<CodeDt>
  - parse
```
protected String parse(String theValue)
```
    Description copied from class: BasePrimitive
    
    Subclasses must override to convert an encoded representation of this datatype into a "coerced" one
    
    Specified by:
    
    parse in class BasePrimitive<String>
    
    Parameters:
    
    theValue - Will not be null
    
    Returns:
    
    May return null if the value does not correspond to anything
  - encode
```
protected String encode(String theValue)
```
    Description copied from class: BasePrimitive
    
    Subclasses must override to convert a "coerced" value into an encoded one.
    
    Specified by:
    
    encode in class BasePrimitive<String>
    
    Parameters:
    
    theValue - Will not be null
    
    Returns:
    
    May return null if the value does not correspond to anything