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| Modeling and Methodology Work Group | Maturity Level : N/A | Ballot Status : Informative |
Raw JSON ( canonical form + also see JSON Format Specification )
StructureDefinition for decimal
{
"resourceType": "StructureDefinition",
"id": "decimal",
"meta": {
"lastUpdated": "2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00"
"resourceType" : "StructureDefinition",
"id" : "decimal",
"meta" : {
"lastUpdated" : "2018-08-19T21:48:56.559+10:00"
},
"text": {
"status": "generated",
"div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
},
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/decimal",
"name": "decimal",
"status": "draft",
"date": "2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00",
"publisher": "HL7 FHIR Standard",
"contact": [
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueString" : "Normative"
}],
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/decimal",
"name" : "decimal",
"status" : "draft",
"date" : "2018-08-19T21:48:56+10:00",
"publisher" : "HL7 FHIR Standard",
"contact" : [{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
}]
}],
"description" : "Base StructureDefinition for decimal Type: A rational number with implicit precision",
"fhirVersion" : "3.5.0",
"kind" : "primitive-type",
"abstract" : false,
"type" : "decimal",
"baseDefinition" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element",
"derivation" : "specialization",
"snapshot" : {
"element" : [{
"id" : "decimal",
"path" : "decimal",
"short" : "Primitive Type decimal",
"definition" : "A rational number with implicit precision",
"comment" : "Do not use a IEEE type floating point type, instead use something that works like a true decimal, with inbuilt precision (e.g. Java BigInteger)",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*",
"base" : {
"path" : "decimal",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*"
},
"constraint" : [{
"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
"xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
"source" : "Element"
}],
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : false
},
{
"telecom": [
{
"system": "url",
"value": "http://hl7.org/fhir"
}
]
}
],
"description": "Base StructureDefinition for decimal Type: A rational number with implicit precision",
"fhirVersion": "3.0.2",
"kind": "primitive-type",
"abstract": false,
"type": "decimal",
"baseDefinition": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element",
"derivation": "specialization",
"snapshot": {
"element": [
{
"id": "decimal",
"path": "decimal",
"short": "Primitive Type decimal",
"definition": "A rational number with implicit precision",
"comment": "Do not use a IEEE type floating point type, instead use something that works like a true decimal, with inbuilt precision (e.g. Java BigInteger)",
"min": 0,
"max": "*",
"constraint": [
{
"key": "ele-1",
"severity": "error",
"human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression": "hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())",
"xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
"source": "Element"
}
]
"id" : "decimal.id",
"path" : "decimal.id",
"representation" : ["xmlAttr"],
"short" : "xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)",
"definition" : "unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references)",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Element.id",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1"
},
{
"id": "decimal.id",
"path": "decimal.id",
"representation": [
"xmlAttr"
],
"short": "xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)",
"definition": "unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references)",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"base": {
"path": "Element.id",
"min": 0,
"max": "1"
},
"type": [
{
"code": "string"
}
]
"type" : [{
"code" : "string"
}],
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : false
},
{
"id" : "decimal.extension",
"path" : "decimal.extension",
"short" : "Additional Content defined by implementations",
"definition" : "May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource. 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.",
"comment" : "There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.",
"alias" : ["extensions",
"user content"],
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*",
"base" : {
"path" : "Element.extension",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*"
},
{
"id": "decimal.extension",
"path": "decimal.extension",
"short": "Additional Content defined by implementations",
"definition": "May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource. In order 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 is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.",
"comment": "There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.",
"alias": [
"extensions",
"user content"
],
"min": 0,
"max": "*",
"base": {
"path": "Element.extension",
"min": 0,
"max": "*"
},
"type": [
{
"code": "Extension"
}
]
"type" : [{
"code" : "Extension"
}],
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : false
},
{
"id" : "decimal.value",
"path" : "decimal.value",
"representation" : ["xmlAttr"],
"short" : "Primitive value for decimal",
"definition" : "The actual value",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "decimal.value",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1"
},
{
"id": "decimal.value",
"path": "decimal.value",
"representation": [
"xmlAttr"
],
"short": "Primitive value for decimal",
"definition": "The actual value",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
"type" : [{
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/regex",
"valueString" : "-?(0|[1-9][0-9]*)(\\.[0-9]+)?([eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?"
}],
"_code" : {
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-json-type",
"valueString" : "number"
},
{
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-regex",
"valueString": "-?([0]|([1-9][0-9]*))(\\.[0-9]+)?"
}
],
"_code": {
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-json-type",
"valueString": "number"
},
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-xml-type",
"valueString": "xsd:decimal"
},
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-rdf-type",
"valueString": "xsd:decimal"
}
]
}
}
]
}
]
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-xml-type",
"valueString" : "xsd:decimal OR xsd:double"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-rdf-type",
"valueString" : "xsd:decimal OR xsd:double"
}]
}
}],
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : false
}]
},
"differential": {
"element": [
{
"id": "decimal",
"path": "decimal",
"short": "Primitive Type decimal",
"definition": "A rational number with implicit precision",
"comment": "Do not use a IEEE type floating point type, instead use something that works like a true decimal, with inbuilt precision (e.g. Java BigInteger)",
"min": 0,
"max": "*"
},
{
"id": "decimal.value",
"path": "decimal.value",
"representation": [
"xmlAttr"
],
"short": "Primitive value for decimal",
"definition": "Primitive value for decimal",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
"differential" : {
"element" : [{
"id" : "decimal",
"path" : "decimal",
"short" : "Primitive Type decimal",
"definition" : "A rational number with implicit precision",
"comment" : "Do not use a IEEE type floating point type, instead use something that works like a true decimal, with inbuilt precision (e.g. Java BigInteger)",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*"
},
{
"id" : "decimal.value",
"path" : "decimal.value",
"representation" : ["xmlAttr"],
"short" : "Primitive value for decimal",
"definition" : "Primitive value for decimal",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1",
"type" : [{
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/regex",
"valueString" : "-?(0|[1-9][0-9]*)(\\.[0-9]+)?([eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?"
}],
"_code" : {
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-json-type",
"valueString" : "number"
},
{
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-regex",
"valueString": "-?([0]|([1-9][0-9]*))(\\.[0-9]+)?"
}
],
"_code": {
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-json-type",
"valueString": "number"
},
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-xml-type",
"valueString": "xsd:decimal"
},
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-rdf-type",
"valueString": "xsd:decimal"
}
]
}
}
]
}
]
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-xml-type",
"valueString" : "xsd:decimal OR xsd:double"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-rdf-type",
"valueString" : "xsd:decimal OR xsd:double"
}]
}
}]
}]
}
}
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.