au.gov.nehta.vendorlibrary.mdm.datatypes

Class CE

java.lang.Object

au.gov.nehta.vendorlibrary.mdm.datatypes.CE

public final class CE
extends Object

CE Encapsulates an HL7 V2 coded element (CE).

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	CE.Builder CE.Builder Build class used to construct and validate an CE object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
CodingSystem	getCodingSystem() Retrieve identifier's coding system.
String	getIdentifier() Retrieve identifier.
String	getText() Retrieve text description.
static CE	parse(String parseValue) Parse CE from string.
String	toString() Outputs an CE in the following format: identifier^text^codingSystem Variables that are not set are denoted by an empty string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getIdentifier

public String getIdentifier()

Retrieve identifier.

Returns:

Identifier.

getText

public String getText()

Retrieve text description.

Returns:

Text.

getCodingSystem

public CodingSystem getCodingSystem()

Retrieve identifier's coding system.

Returns:

Coding system.

parse

public static CE parse(String parseValue)

Parse CE from string.

Parameters:

parseValue - String to be parsed (not null).

Returns:

CE

toString

public String toString()

Outputs an CE in the following format:

identifier^text^codingSystem

Variables that are not set are denoted by an empty string.

Trailing '^' symbols are trimmed. For example:

'identifier^^' becomes 'identifier'

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

Formatted string.