ca.uhn.hl7v2.model
Interface Primitive

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable, Type

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPrimitive, AbstractTextPrimitive, DT, DT, DT, DT, DT, DT, DT, DT, DT, DTM, DTM, DTM, GenericPrimitive, ID, ID, ID, ID, ID, ID, ID, ID, ID, IDWithNamespace, IS, IS, IS, IS, IS, IS, IS, IS, ISWithNamespace, NULLDT, NULLDT, NULLDT, TM, TM, TM, TM, TM, TM, TM, TM, TM, TS, TSComponentOne, TSComponentOne, TSComponentOne, TSComponentOne, TSComponentOne

public interface Primitive
extends Type

Represents the category of HL7 data types that contain a single value (in other words have no subcomponents). Examples include ST and ID.

Author:

Bryan Tripp (bryan_tripp@sourceforge.net)

Method Summary

String	getValue() Returns a String representation of the value of this field.
void	setValue(String value) Sets the value of this field if the given value is legal in the context of the implementing class.

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

clear, encode, getExtraComponents, getMessage, getName, parse

Method Detail

getValue

String getValue()

Returns a String representation of the value of this field.

setValue

void setValue(String value)
              throws DataTypeException

Sets the value of this field if the given value is legal in the context of the implementing class.

Throws:

DataTypeException - if the given value is not valid in this context.