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4.3.14.353 4.3.14.45 Code System http://hl7.org/fhir/sort-direction

FHIR Infrastructure Work Group   Maturity Level : 5 Trial Use Use Context : Any

This is a code system defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/sort-direction
Version: 4.0.1 4.3.0
Name: SortDirection
Title: SortDirection
Definition:

The possible sort directions, ascending or descending.

Committee: FHIR Infrastructure Work Group
OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.980 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.980 (for OID based terminology systems)
Source Resource XML / JSON

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

  • ValueSet: SortDirection (The possible sort directions, ascending or descending.)
    • ValueSet: SortDirection (The possible sort directions, ascending or descending.)

4.3.14.353.1 4.3.14.45.1 Content

4.3.14.353.2 SortDirection

The possible sort directions, ascending or descending. This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/sort-direction defines the following codes:

Code Display Definition
ascending Ascending Sort by the value ascending, so that lower values appear first.
descending Descending Sort by the value descending, so that lower values appear last.

 

See the full registry of code systems defined as part of FHIR.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. See Code System for further information.
Source The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding ). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments Additional notes about how to use the code