Package com.ibm.fhir.model.type

Class Element

java.lang.Object

com.ibm.fhir.model.visitor.AbstractVisitable

com.ibm.fhir.model.type.Element

All Implemented Interfaces:

Visitable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Address, Annotation, Attachment, BackboneElement, Base64Binary, Boolean, CodeableConcept, Coding, ContactDetail, ContactPoint, Contributor, DataRequirement, Date, DateTime, Decimal, Expression, Extension, HumanName, Identifier, Instant, Integer, Meta, Money, Narrative, ParameterDefinition, Period, Quantity, Range, Ratio, Reference, RelatedArtifact, SampledData, Signature, String, Time, TriggerDefinition, Uri, UsageContext, Xhtml

@Generated("com.ibm.fhir.tools.CodeGenerator")
public abstract class Element
extends AbstractVisitable

Base definition for all elements in a resource.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	Element.Builder

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected List<Extension>	extension
protected String	id

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	Element(Element.Builder builder)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<T extends Element> T	as(Class<T> elementType)
List<Extension>	getExtension()	May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element.
String	getId()	Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references).
boolean	hasChildren()
boolean	hasValue()
<T extends Element> boolean	is(Class<T> elementType)
abstract Element.Builder	toBuilder()	Create a new Builder from the contents of this Element

Methods inherited from class com.ibm.fhir.model.visitor.AbstractVisitable

accept, accept, accept, accept, accept, accept, accept, accept, accept, accept, accept, accept, accept, accept, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface com.ibm.fhir.model.visitor.Visitable

accept, accept

Field Detail

id

protected final String id

extension

protected final List<Extension> extension

Constructor Detail

Element

protected Element(Element.Builder builder)

Method Detail

getId

public String getId()

Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.

Returns:

An immutable object of type String that may be null.

getExtension

public List<Extension> getExtension()

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.

Returns:

An unmodifiable list containing immutable objects of type Extension that may be empty.

is

public <T extends Element> boolean is(Class<T> elementType)

Returns:

true if the element can be cast to the requested elementType

as

public <T extends Element> T as(Class<T> elementType)

Throws:

ClassCastException - when this element cannot be cast to the requested elementType

hasValue

public boolean hasValue()

Returns:

true if the element is a FHIR primitive type and has a primitive value (as opposed to not having a value and just having extensions), otherwise false

hasChildren

public boolean hasChildren()

toBuilder

public abstract Element.Builder toBuilder()

Create a new Builder from the contents of this Element