001    /**
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003    (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 
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008    
009    The Original Code is "Primitive.java".  Description: 
010    "Represents the category of HL7 data types that contain a single value (in other
011      words have no subcomponents)" 
012    
013    The Initial Developer of the Original Code is University Health Network. Copyright (C) 
014    2001.  All Rights Reserved. 
015    
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026    
027    */
028    
029    package ca.uhn.hl7v2.model;
030    
031    
032    /**
033     * Represents the category of HL7 data types that contain a single value (in other
034     * words have no subcomponents).  Examples include ST and ID.
035     * @author Bryan Tripp (bryan_tripp@sourceforge.net)
036     */
037    public interface Primitive extends Type {
038    
039      /**
040       * Returns a String representation of the value of this field.
041       */
042      public String getValue();
043    
044      /**
045       * Sets the value of this field if the given value is legal in the context of the
046       * implementing class.
047       * @throws DataTypeException if the given value is not valid in this context.
048       */
049      public void setValue(String value) throws DataTypeException;
050    
051    }