ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.v24.datatype
Class ED

java.lang.Object
  ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.AbstractType
      ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.v24.datatype.ED

All Implemented Interfaces:

Composite, Type, Serializable

public class ED
extends AbstractType
implements Composite

Represents an HL7 ED (encapsulated data) data type. This type consists of the following components:

• source application (HD)
• type of data (ID)
• data subtype (ID)
• encoding (ID)
• data (ST)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

ED(Message message)
Creates a new ED type

Method Summary

Type	getComponent(int number) Returns an individual data component.
Type[]	getComponents() Returns an array containing the data elements.
ST	getData() Returns data (component #5).
ID	getDataSubtype() Returns data subtype (component #3).
HD	getEd1_SourceApplication() Returns source application (component #1).
ID	getEd2_TypeOfData() Returns type of data (component #2).
ID	getEd3_DataSubtype() Returns data subtype (component #3).
ID	getEd4_Encoding() Returns encoding (component #4).
ST	getEd5_Data() Returns data (component #5).
ID	getEncoding() Returns encoding (component #4).
HD	getSourceApplication() Returns source application (component #1).
ID	getTypeOfData() Returns type of data (component #2).

Methods inherited from class ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.AbstractType

clear, encode, getExtraComponents, getMessage, getName, parse

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.Type

clear, encode, getExtraComponents, getMessage, getName, parse

Constructor Detail

ED

public ED(Message message)

Creates a new ED type

Method Detail

getComponents

public Type[] getComponents()

Returns an array containing the data elements.

Specified by:

getComponents in interface Composite

getComponent

public Type getComponent(int number)
                  throws DataTypeException

Returns an individual data component.

Specified by:

getComponent in interface Composite

Parameters:

number - The component number (0-indexed)

Throws:

DataTypeException - if the given element number is out of range.

getSourceApplication

public HD getSourceApplication()

Returns source application (component #1). This is a convenience method that saves you from casting and handling an exception.

getEd1_SourceApplication

public HD getEd1_SourceApplication()

Returns source application (component #1). This is a convenience method that saves you from casting and handling an exception.

getTypeOfData

public ID getTypeOfData()

Returns type of data (component #2). This is a convenience method that saves you from casting and handling an exception.

getEd2_TypeOfData

public ID getEd2_TypeOfData()

Returns type of data (component #2). This is a convenience method that saves you from casting and handling an exception.

getDataSubtype

public ID getDataSubtype()

Returns data subtype (component #3). This is a convenience method that saves you from casting and handling an exception.

getEd3_DataSubtype

public ID getEd3_DataSubtype()

Returns data subtype (component #3). This is a convenience method that saves you from casting and handling an exception.

getEncoding

public ID getEncoding()

Returns encoding (component #4). This is a convenience method that saves you from casting and handling an exception.

getEd4_Encoding

public ID getEd4_Encoding()

Returns encoding (component #4). This is a convenience method that saves you from casting and handling an exception.

getData

public ST getData()

Returns data (component #5). This is a convenience method that saves you from casting and handling an exception.

getEd5_Data

public ST getEd5_Data()

Returns data (component #5). This is a convenience method that saves you from casting and handling an exception.